Sean Doolittle vs. Mike Scott — Career Comparison

Sean Doolittle
MillenialSouth DakotaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Mike Scott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Mike Scott built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Doolittle as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Sean Doolittle led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 161 vs 106), skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 126 vs 94), and strikeout rate (K%+ 114 vs 86). Role difference aside, Sean Doolittle holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Sean Doolittle and Mike Scott

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.51
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.52
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.48
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
0.47
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
52
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.45
53.45
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
2.24
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.2
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
3.54
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.07
3.07
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
7.07
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1858
8.08
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.07
7.07
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.96
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.75
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.06
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
2.73
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.28
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.23
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
522
10.42
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1469
6.39
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.42
10.42
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.387
1.387
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.013
1.013
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1801
35.97
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8571
37.29
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
4.35
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
3.34
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
3.95
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.3
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.44
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.28
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.22
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.53
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.014
1.014
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.201
1.201
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1665
33.25
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7746
33.7
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.97
35.97
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Sean Doolittle and Mike Scott

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
463
9.25
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.51
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.68
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.56
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.3
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.78
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.08
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.74
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.98
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.87
94.87
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.19
95.19
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sean Doolittle and Mike Scott

Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
11
11
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
464
69600
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
348
281.02
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
600
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
527.32
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
65.41
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
52.49
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.31
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.92
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.27
13.14
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
81.56
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
87.21
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.65
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.34
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
61.37
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-112.87
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.96
-1.58
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.8
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
300
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
279
225.3
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
2.66
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
47.64
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Sean Doolittle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.27
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Sean Doolittle
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67