Scipio Spinks vs. Mitch Williams — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mitch Williams
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Mitch Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mitch Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.620 compared to 3.7 and 1.418 for Scipio Spinks. By the career numbers, Mitch Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scipio Spinks and Mitch Williams

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.69
43.69
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
2.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.7
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.65
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
7.81
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
6.99
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.99
6.99
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.78
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
544
7.08
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.08
7.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
6.87
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
8.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.742
1.742
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.68
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3119
40.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
5.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
4.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.564
1.564
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
749
33.43
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2460
32.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.6
40.6

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Mitch Williams

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
619
8.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2074
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
691.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.36
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
0.98
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
1.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
1.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.96
83.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.144
0.144
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Mitch Williams

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
619
21847.06
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
16
564.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.618
0.618
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
95.65
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.54
54.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
121.74
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
211.76
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.61
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
69.57
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
86.96
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.12
39.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
4.25
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Mitch Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mitch Williams
Career
Per 600 PA