Scipio Spinks vs. Jim York — Career Comparison

Scipio Spinks
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim York
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scipio Spinks built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim York 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 1.565 for Jim York. 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 York

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
5.49
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.51
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.49
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.54
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.89
38.89
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.31
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
3.7
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
7.81
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
9.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.71
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.78
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
4.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.18
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
6.87
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
194
6.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.294
1.294
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.144
1.144
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
867
38.69
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1273
40.2
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.53
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
4.11
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
4.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.27
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.38
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.481
1.481
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
749
33.43
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1099
34.71
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.2
40.2

Fielding Stats for Scipio Spinks and Jim York

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.56
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
5.49
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.29
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
605
27
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
855
27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
201.2
9
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
285
9
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.43
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
1.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.13
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.83
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.74
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.79
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
1.61
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.56
97.56
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.73
92.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.86
82.86
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim York
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scipio Spinks and Jim York

Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
41
356.52
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
174
2372.73
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
69
600
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
565.22
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
40
545.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
95.65
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
23.56
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
1.68
22.92
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
121.74
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
7
95.45
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
104.35
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
6
81.82
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.315
0.315
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.136
0.136
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
69.57
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.09
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
86.96
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
13.12
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.34
-4.63
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.7
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
33
286.96
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
245.45
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.44
2.44
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Jim York
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.09
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.7
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scipio Spinks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim York
Career
Per 600 PA