Dick Scott vs. Jim Tobin — Career Comparison

Dick Scott
Lost GenerationOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Tobin
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Jim Tobin 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. Jim Tobin posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.44 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 5.14 and 1.667 for Dick Scott. By the career numbers, Jim Tobin had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Scott and Jim Tobin

Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
1.36
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.08
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.5
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.53
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.09
79.09
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
0.74
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.14
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
3.44
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.44
3.44
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5700
27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1900
9
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
11.14
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1929
9.14
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.14
11.14
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.14
9.14
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.51
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.86
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
2.64
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
2.36
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.762
0.762
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.555
0.555
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.13
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.29
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.13
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
42
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8074
38.25
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
0.22
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
6.43
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
861
4.08
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.08
4.08
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
36.86
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7490
35.48
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25

Fielding Stats for Dick Scott and Jim Tobin

Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
27
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
9
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.29
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
480
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
604
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.71
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
583
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.52
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.024
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Scott and Jim Tobin

Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
3
200
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
268.78
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
884
600
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
600
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
540.27
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.666
0.666
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
183
124.21
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
86.88
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
23.76
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
11.54
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
37.33
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.093
0.093
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
84.25
57.18
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
186.65
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
266
180.54
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.648
0.648
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.565
0.565
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.269
0.269
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
54.98
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
69.23
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
166
112.67
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.82
-54.81
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85.75
58.2
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.04
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
80
54.3
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
333.33
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
162
109.95
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
1.8
1.8
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.46
5.46
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.49
0.49
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.39
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
14.93
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.68
Dick Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Jim Tobin
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100