Dick Scott vs. Herb Thomas — Career Comparison

Dick Scott
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Herb Thomas
Greatest GenerationThrows LeftNew York Lincoln GiantsIndependentStarting Pitcher

Herb Thomas 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 8.08 and 1.980 for Herb Thomas. By the career numbers, Dick Scott had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Scott and Herb Thomas

Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.21
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.55
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.55
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.66
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
5.14
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
8.08
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.08
8.08
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.302
0.302
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81.1
9
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
11.14
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
13.5
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.14
11.14
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.86
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
4.32
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
2.66
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.775
0.775
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
42
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
45.37
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
6.43
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
9.3
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.22
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.44
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
36.86
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
39.61
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.312
0.312
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
42
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.37
45.37

Fielding Stats for Dick Scott and Herb Thomas

Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.35
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.49
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.67
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.57
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.52
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.71
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.31
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.94
93.94
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.409
1.409
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.64
63.64
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Scott and Herb Thomas

Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
347.37
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
600
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
536.84
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.513
0.513
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
110.53
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
94.74
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.79
28.34
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
126.32
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
63.16
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
78.95
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
142.11
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
32.28
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.79
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.8
1.8
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
47.37
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Herb Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA