Scipio Spinks vs. Jim Willoughby — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willoughby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willoughby 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 3.79 and 1.329 for Jim Willoughby. 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 Jim Willoughby

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
3.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
9.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.37
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
250
4.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.717
0.717
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
867
38.69
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2306
37.69
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.19
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
4.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.87
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.277
1.277
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2088
34.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Jim Willoughby

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1653
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
551
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.43
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.58
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.83
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.55
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.79
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.47
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.79
96.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.635
0.635
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Jim Willoughby

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
242
1837.97
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
79
600
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
508.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.421
0.421
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
23.56
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
25.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
113.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
12
104.35
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
106.33
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
60.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1.51
13.12
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.13
16.19
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
182.28
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.29
3.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA