Scipio Spinks vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Thatcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Grant Thatcher posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.378 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Grant Thatcher had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scipio Spinks and Grant Thatcher

Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.97
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
37.46
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Grant Thatcher

Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Grant Thatcher

Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
15
562.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA