Charley Lightner vs. Dick Scott — Career Comparison

Charley Lightner
Lost GenerationArkansasNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Scott
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Charley Lightner 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. Dick Scott posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.14 and WHIP 1.667 compared to 8.03 and 2.595 for Charley Lightner. By the career numbers, Dick Scott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Charley Lightner and Dick Scott

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.14
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.29
5.29
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
10.95
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
11.14
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.95
10.95
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
12.41
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.86
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.41
12.41
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
48.89
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
42
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
6.43
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.595
2.595
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
34.3
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
36.86
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.89
48.89
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42

Fielding Stats for Charley Lightner and Dick Scott

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.92
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.57
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
5.84
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Charley Lightner and Dick Scott

Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
600
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.167
1.167
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
123.47
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.51
151.29
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Charley Lightner
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100