Scipio Spinks vs. Sam Weaver — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Weaver
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Weaver as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sam Weaver posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.21 and WHIP 1.181 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Sam Weaver had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scipio Spinks and Sam Weaver

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
1.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
1.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.86
82.86
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.04
98.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
3.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3923
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1307.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1438
9.9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
0.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
348
2.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5622
38.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
834
5.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.181
1.181
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5515
37.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Sam Weaver

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4458
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1486
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.73
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
1.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
2.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
2.63
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.25
90.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.143
1.143
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.444
2.444
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Sam Weaver

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
356.52
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
154.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
650
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
613
565.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
117.23
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
100.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
14.77
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.85
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
16.62
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38.01
35.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
135.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
151.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
60
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
11.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77
71.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.57
39.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
34.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.43
46.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Sam Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA