Scott Alexander vs. William Bell — Career Comparison

Scott Alexander
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
William Bell
UnknownPhiladelphia GiantsEastern Colored League (Independent)Starting Pitcher

William Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Alexander as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. William Bell posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 1.85 and WHIP 1.353 compared to 3.36 and 1.367 for Scott Alexander. By the career numbers, William Bell had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Alexander and William Bell

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.58
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.44
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
3.36
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.85
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
8.53
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
10.06
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.69
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.07
0.07
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
3.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
6.61
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.61
6.61
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.104
1.104
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.382
0.382
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1367
37.62
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
38.38
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.71
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.8
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.318
1.318
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1226
33.74
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.68
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.62
37.62
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.38
38.38

Fielding Stats for Scott Alexander and William Bell

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
9.61
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
981
27
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
327
9
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.66
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.57
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.56
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
2.37
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.77
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
2.23
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.42
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.19
94.19
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
87.5
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.17
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Alexander and William Bell

Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
349
23266.67
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
533.33
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
0.68
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
54.76
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
200
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
114.29
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.83
-55.52
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
47.47
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
6
400
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Alexander
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Scott Alexander
Career
Per 600 PA
William Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100