Jim Ellis vs. Scott McGregor — Career Comparison

Jim Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Scott McGregor
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Scott McGregor built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Ellis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Ellis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.86 and WHIP 1.864 compared to 3.99 and 1.303 for Scott McGregor. By the career numbers, Jim Ellis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Ellis and Scott McGregor

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.5
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.3
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.58
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.45
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.1
56.1
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.8
86.8
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.35
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.86
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
949
3.99
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6422
27
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140.2
9
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2245
9.44
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.44
9.44
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
0.99
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.91
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
2.18
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.11
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
904
3.8
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.664
0.664
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.12
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.11
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
40.91
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8982
37.76
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.05
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.1
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1031
4.33
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.32
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.32
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
0.78
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
36
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8287
34.84
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.9
2.9
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Jim Ellis and Scott McGregor

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
356
1.5
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.3
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6422
27
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2140.2
9
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
0.5
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.33
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.04
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
445
1.87
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.23
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436
1.83
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
97.98
97.98
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.8
86.8
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.08
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Ellis and Scott McGregor

Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
857.14
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
357
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
428.57
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
32.31
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
30.42
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Scott McGregor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott McGregor
Career
Per 600 PA