Scipio Spinks vs. Ted Wilks — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wilks
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wilks as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ted Wilks posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.26 and WHIP 1.221 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Ted Wilks had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scipio Spinks and Ted Wilks

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
3.8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.29
66.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.43
11.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
3.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2739
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
913
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
832
8.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
2.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.97
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.751
0.751
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3765
37.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
1.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.11
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
3.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.27
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.221
1.221
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3471
34.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.11
37.11

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Ted Wilks

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
27
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201.2
9
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
158
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.94
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Ted Wilks

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
385
982.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
235
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
206
525.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
68.94
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
61.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
7.66
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.99
15.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
76.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
109.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
38.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
71.49
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
7.75
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
40.85
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
150.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Ted Wilks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wilks
Career
Per 600 PA