Mike Scott stats

Last played for the Houston Astros, 1991

Starting Pitcher

Age 71 · 6' 3"

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Mike Scott played 13 MLB seasons, 1979 to 1991.

Stats

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Career regular season

GP
347
W
124
L
108
ERA
3.54
IP
2,068.2
K
1,469
BB
627
WHIP
1.20

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (W, IP, K: 10+ games; ERA, WHIP: 100+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Standard by season
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.W: Games in which this pitcher was credited with the win.L: Games in which this pitcher was charged with the loss.ERA: Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched — lower is better. Under 3.00 is excellent.IP: Innings pitched. The decimal counts outs, so 6.2 is six innings and two more outs.K: Batters this pitcher struck out.BB: Times the batter reached first base on four balls.WHIP: Walks and hits allowed per inning pitched — lower is better. Around 1.00 is elite.
1979NYM18135.3352.121201.51
1980NYM6114.3029.11381.64
1981NYM235103.90136.054341.21
1982NYM377135.14147.063601.67
1983HOU241063.72145.073461.30
1984HOU315114.68154.083431.44
1985HOU361883.29221.2137801.24
1986HOU3718102.22275.1306720.92
1987HOU3616133.23247.2233791.12
1988HOU321482.92218.2190530.98
1989HOU3320103.10229.0172621.06
1990HOU329133.81205.2121661.26
1991HOU20212.867.0342.14

What the columns mean: W · L · ERA · IP · K · BB · WHIP

Career Postseason

GP
2
W
2
L
0
ERA
0.50
IP
18.0
K
19
BB
1
WHIP
0.50

Expanded

Career regular season

QS
0
CG
45
SHO
22
K/9
6.4
GB
0
FB
0
G/F
0.00
WP
0

Ranked among MLB players who qualify (QS, CG, SHO: 10+ GS; K/9: 100+ IP; G/F: 50+ IP) that season; only the top 50 are shown. How each stat qualifies: glossary.

Expanded by season
QS: Quality starts: six innings or more with no more than three earned runs.CG: Complete games, pitched from the first out to the last.SHO: Shutouts — complete games with no run allowed.K/9: Strikeouts for every nine innings pitched.GB: Ground balls hit against this pitcher.FB: Fly balls hit against this pitcher.G/F: Ground balls for every fly ball hit against this pitcher.WP: Wild pitches — throws the catcher had no chance to stop.
1979NYM0003.60000
1980NYM0114.00000
1981NYM0103.60000
1982NYM0103.90000
1983HOU0224.50000
1984HOU0004.90000
1985HOU0425.60000
1986HOU07510.00000
1987HOU0838.50000
1988HOU0857.80000
1989HOU0926.80000
1990HOU0425.30000
1991HOU0003.90000

What the columns mean: QS · CG · SHO · K/9 · G/F · WP

Bio

Age
71 yearsApr 26, 1955
Height
6' 3"
Debut
1979
Birthplace
Santa Monica, United States
College
Pepperdine
NL Cy Young
1986

What were Mike Scott's career stats?

Mike Scott played 13 seasons for the Mets and the Astros. He had 124 wins and 1,469 strikeouts with a 3.54 ERA over 2,068.2 innings. His best season was 1989: 20 wins, a 3.10 ERA and 172 strikeouts.

League leaderboards and awards

13 seasons, 1 postseason, 1979 to 1991

Mike Scott led MLB in strikeouts (pitching) (1986) and WHIP (1986); finished top 10 in a stat 11 times.

Awards

All-time career rank

  • 252nd in strikeouts (pitching) (1,469)

Among the 9,244 MLB players with a career line on file, regular season. A place deeper than 300th is not listed.

Season top 10 finishes

Among qualified MLB players each season, as the glossary defines each stat. All-time places are among players on file.

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