Scipio Spinks vs. Matt Whiteside — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Whiteside
Gen XMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Whiteside 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 5.23 and 1.559 for Matt Whiteside. 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 Matt Whiteside

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
6.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
5.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
10.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
1.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
5.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.025
1.025
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1792
39.72
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.97
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
5.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.84
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.507
1.507
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1596
35.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.72
39.72

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Matt Whiteside

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
6.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1218
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
406
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.67
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
1.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.84
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.21
91.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Matt Whiteside

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
286
85800
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
565.22
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
286.96
Matt Whiteside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.09
2.09
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Whiteside
Career
Per 600 PA