Scipio Spinks vs. Ron Tompkins — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Tompkins
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Tompkins 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 3.96 and 1.340 for Ron Tompkins. 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 Ron Tompkins

Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
175
7.81
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.32
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
4.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
214
38.52
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
33.43
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
184
33.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.52
38.52

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Ron Tompkins

Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
7.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.5
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.56
97.56
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.425
0.425
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Ron Tompkins

Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
12000
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.08
-23.84
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Ron Tompkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Tompkins
Career
Per 600 PA