John Denny vs. Scott Erickson — Career Comparison

John Denny
Baby BoomersArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young Award
Scott Erickson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

John Denny and Scott Erickson are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 103 for John Denny and 106 for Scott Erickson, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 95 and 94 respectively. If forced to pick, John Denny gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for John Denny and Scott Erickson

John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.36
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.48
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.35
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.52
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
0.54
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.45
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
0.52
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.25
53.25
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.08
51.08
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.26
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.19
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.06
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
856
3.59
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
4.59
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6446
27
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7082
27
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2148.2
9
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.2
9
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2093
8.77
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2586
9.86
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.86
9.86
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.57
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
0.87
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
778
3.26
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
865
3.3
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.21
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.12
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
4.8
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
4.77
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.8
4.8
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.28
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.26
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.23
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
0.39
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9077
38.02
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10284
39.21
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.04
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
967
4.05
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1306
4.98
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.34
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
0.26
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.19
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.27
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
1.05
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
1.2
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.336
1.336
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
8117
34
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9179
34.99
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.02
38.02
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.21
39.21

Fielding Stats for John Denny and Scott Erickson

John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
325
1.36
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
389
1.48
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
1.35
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
1.39
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
6446
27
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7082
27
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2148.2
9
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2360.2
9
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
0.75
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
0.85
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
1.89
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
400
1.52
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.11
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
662
2.77
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
652
2.49
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
2.64
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
623
2.38
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.17
95.17
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.55
95.55
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.939
1.939
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.08
99.08
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.57
93.57
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.19
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.16
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Denny and Scott Erickson

John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
326
298.17
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
5318.18
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
656
600
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
570
521.34
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
35
477.27
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
0.47
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
88.72
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
54.55
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
78.66
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
40.91
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
8.23
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.83
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
10.06
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.35
19.53
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.21
16.44
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
100.61
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
107.01
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.137
0.137
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.288
0.288
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
40.24
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
26.52
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
66.77
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.39
15.9
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.69
9.46
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.91
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
17.38
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
164
150
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
57.62
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
68.18
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.74
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Career
Per 600 PA
4
3.66
Scott Erickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.23
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.57
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
12.8
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Denny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64.29
64.29
Scott Erickson
Career
Per 600 PA