Scott Forster vs. Dick Nold — Career Comparison

Scott Forster
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Nold
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Nold built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Forster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Nold posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.87 and WHIP 1.574 compared to 7.88 and 1.688 for Scott Forster. By the career numbers, Dick Nold had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Forster and Dick Nold

Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
11.81
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
7.88
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.87
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.87
4.87
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
7.88
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.41
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.41
8.41
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.41
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
7.03
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.75
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.47
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
4.43
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.131
1.131
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
43.31
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
40.72
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.81
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
8.72
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.75
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.574
1.574
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
34.31
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
34.97
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.31
43.31
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.72
40.72

Fielding Stats for Scott Forster and Dick Nold

Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
11.81
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.1
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.33
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.25
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.25
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
100
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Forster and Dick Nold

Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
1050
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
5.31
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.113
0.113
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.02
-2.49
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Nold
Career
Per 600 PA