Kevin Foster vs. Dick Scott — Career Comparison

Kevin Foster
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Scott
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Kevin Foster built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Scott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Kevin Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.86 and WHIP 1.436 compared to 5.14 and 1.667 for Dick Scott. By the career numbers, Kevin Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kevin Foster and Dick Scott

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.77
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.47
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.57
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
83
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
4.86
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.14
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.72
4.72
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
500
8.83
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.14
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.83
8.83
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
1.55
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
3.88
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.86
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.21
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
7.36
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.19
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.25
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2205
38.94
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
42
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
294
5.19
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.43
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.34
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.37
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.42
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.413
1.413
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1931
34.1
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
36.86
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.94
2.94
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.289
0.289
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.94
38.94
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Kevin Foster and Dick Scott

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.77
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.47
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1529
27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509.2
9
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.42
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.87
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
1.31
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
1.29
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.65
98.65
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
83
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kevin Foster and Dick Scott

Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
335.38
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
195
600
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
501.54
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
95.38
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
67.69
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.46
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.15
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.69
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.032
0.032
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.52
35.43
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
135.38
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
126.15
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.507
0.507
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.291
0.291
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
46.15
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
58.46
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
101.54
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.5
35.38
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.08
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.69
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
59
181.54
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.31
3.31
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
67.69
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.15
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
6.15
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Kevin Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100