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Scipio Spinks

Scipio Ronald Spinks

Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 1", Weight: 183 lb.

Born: July 12, 1947 in Chicago, IL
High School: Harlan HS (Chicago, IL)
Signed by the Houston Astros as an amateur free agent in 1966. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 16, 1969
Teams (by GP): Cardinals/Astros 1969-1973

Final Game: June 9, 1973
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Standard Batting

Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos Awards
1969 21 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1970 22 HOU NL 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1971 23 HOU NL 5 9 9 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 .222 .222 .222 .444 28 2 0 0 0 0 0 /1
1972 24 STL NL 21 44 42 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 21 .167 .167 .167 .333 -4 7 0 0 2 0 0 1
1973 25 STL NL 8 13 11 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 7 .182 .250 .455 .705 92 5 0 0 1 0 0 /1
5 Yrs 41 69 65 8 11 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 33 .169 .182 .215 .397 13 14 0 0 3 0 0
162 Game Avg. 162 273 257 32 43 0 0 4 12 0 4 4 130 .169 .182 .215 .397 13 55 0 0 12 0 0
HOU (3 yrs) 12 12 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 -5 2 0 0 0 0 0
STL (2 yrs) 29 57 53 6 9 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 28 .170 .185 .226 .412 17 12 0 0 3 0 0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl
Year Age Tm Lg G PA Rbat Rbaser Rdp Rfield Rpos RAA WAA Rrep RAR WAR waaWL% 162WL% oWAR dWAR oRAR Salary Pos Awards
1969 21 HOU NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $ /1
1970 22 HOU NL 6 3 -1 0 0 0 0 -0 -0.0 0 -0 0.0 .495 .500 0.0 0.0 -0 $ /1
1971 23 HOU NL 5 9 -1 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 .505 .500 0.0 0.0 1 $ /1
1972 24 STL NL 21 44 -6 -0 0 0 4 -1 -0.2 1 -0 -0.2 .492 .499 -0.2 0.0 -0 $ 1
1973 25 STL NL 8 13 -0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 0 2 0.2 .522 .501 0.2 0.0 2 $ /1
5 Seasons 41 69 -8 0 0 0 7 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $
HOU (3 yrs) 12 12 -2 0 0 0 1 -0 -0.0 0 0 0.0 .499 .500 0.0 0.0 0 $
STL (2 yrs) 29 57 -6 0 0 0 6 0 0.0 2 2 0.0 .500 .500 0.0 0.0 2 $

Advanced Batting

Year Age Tm Lg PA Outs RC RC/G AIR BAbip BA lgBA OBP lgOBP SLG lgSLG OPS lgOPS OPS+ OWn% BtRuns BtWins TotA SecA ISO PwrSpd
1970 22 HOU NL 3 3 0 0.0 100 .000 .000 .262 .000 .334 .000 .401 .000 .735 -100 .000 -0.8 -0.1 .000 .000 .000
1971 23 HOU NL 9 7 0 0.0 90 .400 .222 .256 .222 .322 .222 .375 .444 .697 28 .000 -0.9 -0.1 .286 .000 .000
1972 24 STL NL 44 38 1 0.7 91 .333 .167 .256 .167 .324 .167 .377 .333 .701 -4 .039 -5.9 -0.6 .167 -.024 .000
1973 25 STL NL 13 10 1 2.7 97 .333 .182 .263 .250 .332 .455 .390 .705 .722 92 .300 -0.2 -0.0 .667 .364 .273 .0
5 Yrs 69 58 2 0.9 92 .323 .169 .257 .182 .325 .215 .380 .397 .706 13 .061 -7.8 -0.8 .255 .046 .046 .0
162 Game Avg. 273 229 8 0.9 92 .323 .169 .257 .182 .325 .215 .380 .397 .706 13 .061 -7.8 -0.8 .255 .046 .046
STL (2 yrs) 57 48 2 1.1 92 .333 .170 .257 .185 .325 .226 .380 .412 .705 17 .085 -6.1 -0.7 .267 .057 .057 .0
HOU (3 yrs) 12 10 0 0.0 92 .286 .167 .258 .167 .325 .167 .382 .333 .707 -5 .000 -1.7 -0.2 .200 .000 .000

Ratio Batting*

Year Age Tm Lg PA HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% SO/BB AB/SO AB/HR AB/RBI GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB
1970 22 HOU NL 3 0.0% 33.3% 0.0% 0.0% 3.0 1.00 67%
1971 23 HOU NL 9 0.0% 44.4% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.3 9.0 0.00 56%
1972 24 STL NL 44 0.0% 47.7% 0.0% 0.0% 0% 2.0 42.0 1.29 48%
1973 25 STL NL 13 7.7% 53.9% 7.7% 7.7% 50% 7.00 1.6 11.0 11.0 2.00 23%
5 Yrs 69 1.5% 47.8% 1.5% 1.5% 9% 33.00 2.0 65.0 21.7 1.20 45%
MLB Averages 2.1% 14.6% 8.8% 6.0% 27% 1.66 6.1 43.3 9.0 1.12 73%

Win Probability

Year Age Tm Lg BtRuns BtWins Plays WPA WPA+ WPA- aLI WPA/LI Clutch RE24 REW boLI RE24/boLI PHlev AB
1969 21 HOU NL 0.0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
1970 22 HOU NL -0.8 -0.1 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .84 -0.1 -0.0 -0.6 -0.1 0.78 -0.8 0
1971 23 HOU NL -0.9 -0.1 3 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 .77 -0.1 -0.0 -0.7 -0.1 1.07 -0.7 0
1972 24 STL NL -5.9 -0.6 45 -0.8 0.3 -1.1 1.15 -0.7 -0.1 -7.8 -0.8 1.07 -6.7 0
1973 25 STL NL -0.2 -0.0 13 0.0 0.2 -0.2 .93 0.0 -0.0 -0.1 -0.0 0.77 0.1 0
5 Yrs -7.8 -0.8 64 -0.9 0.5 -1.4 1.08 -0.8 -0.1 -9.3 -1.0 0.99 -8.1 0

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year Age Tm Lg ROE XI RS% SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS OOB BT XBT% 1stS 1stS2 1stS3 1stD 1stD3 1stDH 2ndS 2ndS3 2ndSH
1970 22 HOU NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 23 HOU NL 0 0 50% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1972 24 STL NL 0 0 57% 11 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 100% 3 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0
1973 25 STL NL 0 0 50% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 100% 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 0 0 64% 13 0 1 0% 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 100% 5 0 5 1 0 1 0 0 0

Situational Hitting*

Hits Pinch Hitting Home Runs SH GIDP PrdOut BaseRunners Advances
Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% H Inf Bnt AB H HR RBI PHlev All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd IP Att Suc % Opp DP % Opp Suc % BR BRS BRS% <2,3B Scr % 0,2B Adv % PAu
1970 22 HOU NL 3 67% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1971 23 HOU NL 9 67% 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 1 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
1972 24 STL NL 44 27% 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 100% 8 0 0% 8 3 38% 34 1 3% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
1973 25 STL NL 13 15% 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 100% 1 0 0% 1 1 100% 5 0 0% 0 0 0 0 0
5 Yrs 69 29% 11 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 3 3 100% 11 0 0% 11 4 36% 41 1 2% 3 1 33% 0 0 0
MLB Averages 54% 74% 11% 30% 14% 47% 52%

Cumulative Batting

Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
1970 22 7 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 -100 0 0 0 0 0 0
1971 23 12 12 12 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 .167 .167 .167 .333 -5 2 0 0 0 0 0
1972 24 33 56 54 6 9 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 26 .167 .167 .167 .333 -4 9 0 0 2 0 0
1973 25 41 69 65 8 11 0 0 1 3 0 1 1 33 .169 .182 .215 .397 13 14 0 0 3 0 0

Neutralized Batting

Change to: Default / 750 Runs / 1968 Dodgers / 2000 Rockies or

All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS RC Gact
1970 22 6 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 6
1971 23 5 10 10 2 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 .300 .300 .300 .600 1 5
1972 24 22 46 44 4 7 0 0 0 1 0 0 22 .159 .159 .159 .318 1 21
1973 25 8 13 11 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 1 7 .182 .250 .455 .705 1 8
4 Yrs 41 72 68 9 12 0 0 1 4 0 1 34 .176 .188 .221 .409 3 40
162 Game Avg. 162 284 269 36 47 0 0 4 16 0 4 134 .176 .188 .221 .409 12 40

* Many Detailed Statistics are based on play-by-play accounts accumulated by RetroSheet. These totals may be incomplete (3.6% of all plays from 1918 to 1973 are missing or have incomplete accounts, click link for year and team summary) for some players prior to 1974 and even complete seasons may not match the official totals due to errors in both the official totals and the play-by-play accounts. Pre-1954 seasons have a substantial numbers of games missing play-by-play accounts and should be viewed as essentially incomplete.

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