Scipio Spinks vs. Steve Wilson — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Wilson
Baby BoomersCANThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Wilson 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 4.4 and 1.454 for Steve Wilson. 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 Steve Wilson

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.49
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.47
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
4.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1036
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
9.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.71
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.86
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
3.39
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
6.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.106
1.106
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1494
38.94
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.09
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
4.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.384
1.384
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1327
34.58
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Steve Wilson

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
5.34
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1036
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
345.1
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
1.12
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.49
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
90.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.22
11.22
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Steve Wilson

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
206
1765.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
69
600
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
70
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
60
514.29
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
68.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.57
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.091
0.091
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.77
15.2
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
77.14
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
102.86
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
34.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
25.71
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
60
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.96
8.26
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
34.29
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
145.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.12
4.12
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Steve Wilson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
51.43
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Wilson
Career
Per 600 PA