Skel Roach vs. Mike Scott — Career Comparison

Skel Roach
Pre-GenerationalGermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Mike Scott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Mike Scott built a career as a starting pitcher and Skel Roach as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Skel Roach posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.556 compared to 3.54 and 1.227 for Mike Scott. By the career numbers, Skel Roach had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Skel Roach and Mike Scott

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.45
53.45
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.93
91.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.2
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
813
3.54
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1858
8.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
0.75
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
627
2.73
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.73
2.73
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1469
6.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.111
0.111
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.17
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.14
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8571
37.29
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
908
3.95
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.44
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.28
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.53
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.556
1.556
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7746
33.7
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Skel Roach and Mike Scott

Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
1.51
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.39
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.68
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.3
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.08
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.98
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Skel Roach and Mike Scott

Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
281.02
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
600
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
527.32
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.386
0.386
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
65.41
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
52.49
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
11.31
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
12.92
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.025
0.025
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.27
13.14
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
81.56
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
87.21
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
26.65
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.34
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
61.37
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-61.6
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
-1.96
-1.58
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.8
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
279
225.3
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
47.64
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Skel Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.27
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Skel Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67