Scott Arnold vs. Mike Bacsik — Career Comparison

Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Mike Bacsik built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Arnold as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Arnold posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.4 and WHIP 2.100 compared to 5.46 and 1.519 for Mike Bacsik. By the career numbers, Scott Arnold had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Arnold and Mike Bacsik

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
2.13
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.48
43.48
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
5.46
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.65
5.65
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
10.88
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.88
10.88
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.71
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
2.5
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.29
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.04
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.9
1.9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.727
0.727
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
960
40
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.4
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
5.88
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.29
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
1.04
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.486
1.486
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
872
36.33
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and Mike Bacsik

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
2.13
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.46
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
648
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.71
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.42
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.21
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.13
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.63
68.63
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and Mike Bacsik

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
527.59
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
600
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
517.24
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
8.96
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
62.07
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.088
0.088
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.89
-9.2
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.8
5.8
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Bacsik
Career
Per 600 PA