Scott Elarton vs. Mike Walters — Career Comparison

Scott Elarton
Gen XColoradoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Walters
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Elarton built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Walters as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mike Walters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.420 compared to 5.29 and 1.444 for Scott Elarton. By the career numbers, Mike Walters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Elarton and Mike Walters

Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.96
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.7
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.47
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.52
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.86
47.86
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.41
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
626
5.29
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.99
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.3
4.3
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
9.35
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
8.49
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
192
1.62
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.51
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.53
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.48
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.11
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.82
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
5.9
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
3.17
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.048
1.048
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.739
0.739
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.33
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.34
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4681
39.55
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
37.74
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.16
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.35
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
675
5.7
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.6
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.61
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.34
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.6
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.33
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.432
1.432
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4150
35.06
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
322
32.93
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.55
39.55
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.74
37.74

Fielding Stats for Scott Elarton and Mike Walters

Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
1.96
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
4.7
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
1.44
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3196
27
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1065.1
9
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
0.91
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.23
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.4
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.64
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161
1.36
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.64
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.99
96.99
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.694
0.694
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.28
73.28
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.11
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Elarton and Mike Walters

Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
688.67
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
46
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
203
600
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
490.64
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
67.98
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
59.11
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
12.7
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
76.85
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
97.54
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.018
0.018
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
38.42
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.87
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
47.29
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.84
5.43
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
14.78
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
53
156.65
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.83
3.83
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.09
0.09
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Elarton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
79.8
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.82
Mike Walters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Scott Elarton
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Walters
Career
Per 600 PA