Scott Barlow vs. Scott Nielsen — Career Comparison

Scott Barlow
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Nielsen
Baby BoomersUtahThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Nielsen built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Barlow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Barlow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.6 and WHIP 1.316 compared to 5.49 and 1.626 for Scott Nielsen. By the career numbers, Scott Barlow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Barlow and Scott Nielsen

Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
8.7
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.4
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.14
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.57
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.69
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.72
54.72
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.17
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
182
3.6
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
5.49
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
7.41
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
11.23
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.23
11.23
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.85
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.64
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
4.13
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.22
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.3
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
10.59
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.96
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.59
10.59
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.97
2.97
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.687
0.687
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.45
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1939
38.33
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
634
40
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
2.91
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.57
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
3.91
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
5.93
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.34
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.55
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.45
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.283
1.283
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.605
1.605
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1684
33.29
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
36.34
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.33
38.33
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Scott Barlow and Scott Nielsen

Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
8.7
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.4
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.14
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1366
27
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
27
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
455.1
9
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
142.2
9
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.36
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.73
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.2
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
1.13
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.58
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
1.09
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.45
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.49
96.49
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
92
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.605
0.605
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.25
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Barlow and Scott Nielsen

Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Scott Barlow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
440
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
38
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Barlow
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA