Don Carman vs. Scott Linebrink — Career Comparison

Don Carman
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Linebrink
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Don Carman built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Linebrink as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Linebrink led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 90), run prevention (ERA+ 101 vs 91), and strikeout rate (K%+ 103 vs 95). Don Carman held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 77 vs 67). Role difference aside, Scott Linebrink holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Don Carman and Scott Linebrink

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
3.34
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
8.32
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.52
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.53
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.53
49.53
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.07
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
4.11
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.254
0.254
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
849
8.29
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
8.63
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.12
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
1.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
3.69
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.14
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.44
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
5.84
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.77
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.059
1.059
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.35
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.6
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.21
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.1
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3936
38.43
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
38.07
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
0.81
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.14
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
462
4.51
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.84
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.43
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.3
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.42
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.77
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3461
33.8
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2483
34.03
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Don Carman and Scott Linebrink

Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
342
3.34
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
8.32
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2765
27
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
921.2
9
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.35
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.45
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.18
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.57
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.27
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.53
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.16
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.52
97.52
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.4
91.4
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.459
0.459
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.82
29.82
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Carman and Scott Linebrink

Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
342
858.58
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
18210
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
239
600
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
209
524.69
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.82
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
31.86
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
30.13
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
35.15
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.057
0.057
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.044
0.044
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.069
0.069
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
7.53
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
12.55
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
20.08
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
-14.11
-35.42
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
32.21
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.02
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
75
188.28
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
300
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
0.03
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
70.29
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
12.55
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.51
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Carman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA