Jake Dunning vs. Scott Elarton — Career Comparison

Jake Dunning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott Elarton
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Scott Elarton built a career as a starting pitcher and Jake Dunning as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jake Dunning posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.77 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 5.29 and 1.444 for Scott Elarton. By the career numbers, Jake Dunning had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jake Dunning and Scott Elarton

Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
10.38
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.96
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.52
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.29
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.92
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
9.35
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.92
6.92
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.69
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.62
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.15
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
3.53
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
5.54
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
5.9
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.077
1.077
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.048
1.048
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.33
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.04
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.34
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
36.69
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4681
39.55
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.12
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.77
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
5.7
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.69
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.34
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.38
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.6
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
30.81
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4150
35.06
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.69
36.69
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55

Fielding Stats for Jake Dunning and Scott Elarton

Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
10.38
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.96
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
27
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
9
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.73
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.91
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.35
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.42
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.4
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.08
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.36
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
85.71
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.99
96.99
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jake Dunning and Scott Elarton

Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
688.67
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
600
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
490.64
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.98
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
59.11
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
12.7
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
76.85
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.54
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.42
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
47.29
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
5.43
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
53
156.65
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
79.8
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.82
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jake Dunning
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA