Fred Bell vs. Scott Eyre — Career Comparison

Fred Bell
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightNorth AmericaDetroit StarsNegro National LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Eyre
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Fred Bell built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Eyre as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Eyre posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.23 and WHIP 1.560 compared to 4.51 and 1.436 for Fred Bell. By the career numbers, Scott Eyre had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Fred Bell and Scott Eyre

Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
1.67
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
8.55
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.04
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.44
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.56
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.39
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.42
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.92
51.92
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.28
48.28
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.65
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
4.51
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
4.23
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1293
27
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1948
27
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
431
9
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649.1
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
8.54
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
654
9.06
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.54
8.54
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.15
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
4.39
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
332
4.6
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
4.05
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.44
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.44
7.44
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.937
0.937
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.338
1.338
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.57
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.21
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
28.34
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2881
39.93
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.29
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.48
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
5.47
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.67
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.67
4.67
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.69
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.28
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.43
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.76
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1095
22.87
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2483
34.42
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.34
28.34
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93

Fielding Stats for Fred Bell and Scott Eyre

Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
2.22
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
8.55
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.27
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.44
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1530
27
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1948
27
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
510
9
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
649.1
9
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.95
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.15
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.15
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.03
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
3.32
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
1.25
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
3.11
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.18
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.138
0.138
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Fred Bell and Scott Eyre

Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
146
241.99
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
617
26442.86
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
362
600
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
315
522.1
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
557.14
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.844
0.844
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
140.88
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
89.5
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
16.57
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
14.92
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.365
0.365
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.141
0.141
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53.31
88.35
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
18.68
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
149
246.96
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
193.92
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.337
0.337
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
0.81
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.241
0.241
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
99.45
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
97.79
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
177.35
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56.93
94.36
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
14.6
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.66
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
51.38
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
6
257.14
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Eyre
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
24.86
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
19.89
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Scott Eyre
Career
Per 600 PA