Brad Penny vs. Mike Scott — Career Comparison

Brad Penny
Gen XOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Mike Scott
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Brad Penny and Mike Scott are about as close as two starters get — the gap between them is negligible across the key measures. Their run-prevention numbers were nearly identical — ERA+ of 93 for Brad Penny and 94 for Mike Scott, with skill-based marks of DICE+ 96 and 94 respectively. If forced to pick, Mike Scott gets the slight nod, but this is a genuinely even pairing.

Pitching Stats for Brad Penny and Mike Scott

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.63
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.51
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.39
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
0.57
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
0.54
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
0.47
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.47
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.45
53.45
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.4
91.4
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.02
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.2
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
917
4.29
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
813
3.54
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.54
3.54
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2030
9.49
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1858
8.08
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
194
0.91
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
0.75
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
2.89
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
627
2.73
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.18
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
5.95
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1469
6.39
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.39
6.39
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.983
0.983
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.013
1.013
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.25
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.17
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.25
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.14
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.08
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8218
38.42
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8571
37.29
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
990
4.63
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
908
3.95
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.36
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.44
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.28
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
1.02
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.53
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.376
1.376
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7421
34.7
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7746
33.7
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Brad Penny and Mike Scott

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.63
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
347
1.51
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
1.49
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
319
1.39
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
5775
27
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6206
27
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1925
9
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2068.2
9
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
0.62
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
0.68
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
1.08
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.3
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.04
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
1.74
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
2.08
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
364
1.7
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
1.98
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.85
97.85
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
95.19
95.19
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.043
1.043
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.311
1.311
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.4
91.4
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.93
91.93
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.1
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Penny and Mike Scott

Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
351
364.36
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
348
281.02
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
578
600
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
743
600
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
529
549.13
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
653
527.32
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.157
0.157
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
86.16
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
81
65.41
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
63.32
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
52.49
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17.65
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
14
11.31
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.08
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.62
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
22.84
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
16
12.92
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.4
20.14
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
16.27
13.14
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
117.3
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
101
81.56
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
92.39
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
87.21
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.166
0.166
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.313
0.313
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.223
0.223
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
28.03
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
26.65
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
34
35.29
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
36.34
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
58
60.21
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
61.37
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.64
10.01
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.96
-1.58
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.11
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3.11
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
21.8
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
179.58
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
279
225.3
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.34
3.34
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
2.66
2.66
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
0.02
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
43
44.64
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
47.64
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.23
Brad Penny
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4.15
Mike Scott
Career
Per 600 PA
9
7.27
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.62
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.81
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.42
Brad Penny
Career
Per 600 PA
Mike Scott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67