Scipio Spinks vs. Roy Thomas — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Thomas
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Thomas as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scipio Spinks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.7 and WHIP 1.418 compared to 3.82 and 1.455 for Roy Thomas. By the career numbers, Scipio Spinks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scipio Spinks and Roy Thomas

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.52
64.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
3.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
8.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
4.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
6.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.157
1.157
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.26
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1799
38.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.01
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
33.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
33.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.61
38.61

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Roy Thomas

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1258
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
419.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
1.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
1.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.495
0.495
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Roy Thomas

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
182
3033.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
36
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
566.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
66.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
50
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.74
12.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
83.33
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.36
-5.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
266.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Roy Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA