Nels Potter vs. Darryl Scott — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darryl Scott
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Nels Potter built a career as a starting pitcher and Darryl Scott as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Nels Potter posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.99 and WHIP 1.366 compared to 5.85 and 1.550 for Darryl Scott. By the career numbers, Nels Potter had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Nels Potter and Darryl Scott

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
1.86
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.2
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.94
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.52
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.72
50.72
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.48
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
748
3.99
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.82
3.82
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.55
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.95
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.85
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.21
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7248
38.69
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
40.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.67
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
843
4.5
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.85
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.366
1.366
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
34.2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.81
0.81
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.69
38.69
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Darryl Scott

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Darryl Scott

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
16
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
626
600
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
23.96
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.96
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
33.55
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
50
47.92
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Darryl Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Darryl Scott
Career
Per 600 PA