Casey Fossum vs. Scott Linebrink — Career Comparison

Casey Fossum
Gen XNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Linebrink
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Casey Fossum built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Linebrink as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Casey Fossum led in home run suppression (HR9+ 89 vs 67), strikeout rate (K%+ 115 vs 103), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 96 vs 90). Scott Linebrink held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 132 vs 91). Keeping the role difference in mind, the edge still goes to Casey Fossum.

Pitching Stats for Casey Fossum and Scott Linebrink

Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.71
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
8.32
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.46
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.61
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.01
43.01
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
5.45
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
873
10
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
8.63
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
114
1.31
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.12
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
3.65
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.14
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
607
6.95
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.77
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.95
6.95
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.178
1.178
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.32
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.6
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.72
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3537
40.5
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2778
38.07
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.14
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
535
6.13
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.84
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.21
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.31
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.29
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.77
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3110
35.61
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
2483
34.03
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Casey Fossum and Scott Linebrink

Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
237
2.71
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
8.32
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.37
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2358
27
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
786
9
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.44
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.45
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.04
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.5
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
1.27
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.48
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
1.16
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.47
98.47
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.4
91.4
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.544
0.544
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.63
50.63
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Casey Fossum and Scott Linebrink

Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
240
2823.53
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
18210
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
541.18
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
3.4
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
31.86
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
58.82
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.94
-22.87
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
32.21
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
188.24
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
300
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.19
3.19
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Casey Fossum
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA