Jack Scott

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1916-1929)

Jack Scott was a pitcher who played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1929 for 5 teams, including the Pittsburgh Pirates, a span of 14 seasons. Across 356 career appearances, he went 103-109 with a 3.85 ERA and 657 strikeouts. He also batted .275 with 5 home runs. His career Pitcher PIV — Baseball Data Hub's era-adjusted measure of pitching impact — is 3437.0.

W (Wins):
Games credited to a pitcher whose team took a lead it never surrendered while he was the pitcher of record.
ERA (Earned Run Average):
Earned runs allowed per nine innings pitched: (ER × 9) ÷ IP. The primary measure of pitching effectiveness.
SO (Strikeouts):
For a batter, times retired on a third strike; for a pitcher, batters retired on a third strike.
WHIP (Walks and Hits per Inning Pitched):
Baserunners allowed per inning: (BB + H) ÷ IP. Under 1.00 is elite.

Data updated

W–L 103–109
ERA 3.85
WHIP 1.36
SO 657
Pitcher PIV 3437.0
Position
Pitcher
Bats / Throws
L / R
Height / Weight
6'2" / 199 lb
Born
4/18/1892 in Ridgeway, NC, USA
Died
11/30/1959 in Durham, NC, USA
MLB Debut
1916-09-06
Last Game
1929-09-22

Full name: John William Scott

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Career Pitching Statistics

Jack Scott — Career Pitching Statistics
W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER HR BB SO ERA Pitcher PIV
103 109 356 195 115 11 19 1814.2 1,969 776 94 493 657 3.85 3437.0

Career ERA 3.85 vs. league average 3.86 across their career seasons — near league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Jack Scott Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg W L G GS CG SHO SV IP H ER BB SO ERA Lg ERA Pitcher PIV
1916 PIT NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5.0 5 6 3 4 10.80 — 0.0
1917 BSN NL 1 2 7 3 3 0 0 39.2 36 8 5 21 1.82 2.69 (+32%) 863.5
1919 BSN NL 6 6 19 12 7 0 1 103.2 109 36 39 44 3.13 3.09 (-1%) -273.5
1920 BSN NL 10 21 44 32 22 3 1 291.0 308 114 85 94 3.53 3.45 (-2%) 151.0
1921 BSN NL 15 13 47 29 16 2 3 233.2 258 96 57 83 3.70 4.02 (+8%) 1487.5
1922 CIN NL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.0 2 1 1 0 9.00 — 0.0
1922 NY1 NL 8 2 17 10 5 0 2 79.2 83 39 23 37 4.41 4.18 (-5%) -339.4
1923 NY1 NL 16 7 40 25 9 3 1 220.0 223 95 65 79 3.89 4.03 (+4%) -606.1
1925 NY1 NL 14 15 36 28 18 2 3 239.2 251 84 55 87 3.15 4.55 (+31%) 2488.2
1926 NY1 NL 13 15 50 22 13 0 5 226.0 242 109 53 82 4.34 4.11 (-6%) 1613.0
1927 PHI NL 9 21 48 25 17 1 1 233.1 304 132 69 69 5.09 4.08 (-25%) -1111.2
1928 NY1 NL 4 1 16 3 3 0 1 50.1 59 20 11 17 3.58 4.13 (+13%) 210.6
1929 NY1 NL 7 6 30 6 2 0 1 91.2 89 36 27 40 3.53 4.60 (+23%) -1046.4
Career · 13 seasons 103 109 356 195 115 11 19 1,814.2 1,969 776 493 657 3.85 — 3,437

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

Jack Scott — Career Batting Statistics
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG OBP SLG OPS PIV
408 680 67 187 31 4 5 73 1 39 76 .275 .319 .354 .673 -280

Career AVG .275 vs. league average .277 across their career seasons — near league average.

Career OBP .319 vs. league average .339 across their career seasons — 5.9% below league average.

Career SLG .354 vs. league average .382 across their career seasons — 7.2% below league average.

Career OPS .673 vs. league average .721 across their career seasons — 6.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Jack Scott Stats, Bio & Career Records
Year Team Lg G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB SO AVG Lg AVG Lg OBP Lg SLG Lg OPS PIV
1916 PIT NL 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1917 BSN NL 7 16 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 .125 — — — — 0.0
1919 BSN NL 24 40 4 7 1 0 0 4 0 1 8 .175 — — — — 0.0
1920 BSN NL 44 99 5 21 3 0 0 4 0 5 16 .212 .271 (-22%) .331 (-25%) .363 (-33%) .694 (-29%) -445.4
1921 BSN NL 51 88 14 30 5 1 1 12 0 5 7 .341 .286 (+19%) .344 (+9%) .395 (+15%) .739 (+12%) 184.5
1922 CIN NL 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 — — — — 0.0
1922 NY1 NL 17 30 2 8 0 0 0 4 0 1 2 .267 — — — — 0.0
1923 NY1 NL 40 79 12 25 4 0 1 10 1 3 5 .316 .282 (+12%) .344 (+1%) .390 (+4%) .734 (+3%) 32.9
1925 NY1 NL 41 87 7 21 4 1 1 6 0 8 15 .241 .288 (-16%) .349 (-11%) .407 (-15%) .756 (-13%) -189.6
1926 NY1 NL 51 83 8 28 4 2 1 13 0 3 6 .337 .279 (+21%) .345 (+6%) .390 (+20%) .735 (+14%) 178.8
1927 PHI NL 83 114 6 33 6 0 1 17 0 9 9 .289 .282 (+3%) .344 (+1%) .392 (-6%) .736 (-3%) -41.6
1928 NY1 NL 16 15 3 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 .267 — — — — 0.0
1929 NY1 NL 30 26 6 8 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 .308 — — — — 0.0
Career · 13 seasons 408 680 67 187 31 4 5 73 1 39 76 .275 — — — — -280

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

Jack Scott — Playoff Career Batting
G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
3 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .200

Playoff Batting by Year

Jack Scott — Playoff Batting by Year
Year Round Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO AVG
1923 WS NY1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
1922 WS NY1 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .250

Playoff Career Pitching

Jack Scott — Playoff Career Pitching
W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1 1 3 2 0 12.0 13 4 2 4 3.00

Playoff Pitching by Year

Jack Scott — Playoff Pitching by Year
Year Round Team W L G GS SV IP H ER BB SO ERA
1923 WS NY1 0 1 2 1 0 3.0 9 4 1 2 12.00
1922 WS NY1 1 0 1 1 0 9.0 4 0 1 2 0.00

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Jack Scott — Batting — Home / Away
SplitGABRHHRRBIAVG
Home2083093085439.275
Away20037238102138.274

Pitching — Home / Away

Jack Scott — Pitching — Home / Away
SplitGIPHERBBSOERA
Home185910.29223602433153.56
Away171903.210584162513454.14

Last 10 Games — Batting

Jack Scott — Last 10 Games — Batting
DateTmOppResABRH2B3BHRRBIBBSO
1929-09-22 NY1CHCW 100000000
1929-09-19 NY1CHCL 200000000
1929-09-15 NY1STLL 000000000
1929-09-10 NY1CINL 000000000
1929-09-04 NY1BSNL 000000000
1929-08-31 NY1BROL 000000000
1929-08-20 NY1CHCL 000000000
1929-08-18 NY1CHCL 000000000
1929-08-15 NY1STLW 000000000
1929-08-13 NY1CINL 000000000

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Jack Scott — Last 10 Games — Pitching
DateTmOppDecIPHRERBBSOHR
1929-09-22 NY1CHC SV 3.0111151
1929-09-19 NY1CHC — 4.1000130
1929-09-15 NY1STL — 1.0000010
1929-09-10 NY1CIN L 1.0222100
1929-09-04 NY1BSN — 2.0100010
1929-08-31 NY1BRO — 1.0344200
1929-08-20 NY1CHC — 1.0100130
1929-08-18 NY1CHC — 1.0000110
1929-08-15 NY1STL W 2.0111100
1929-08-13 NY1CIN — 2.0311200

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Jack Scott — Career Fielding Totals by Position
Position G GS PO A E DP
OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
P 356 0 62 399 21 15

Season-by-Season Fielding

Jack Scott — Season-by-Season Fielding
Year Team Pos G GS PO A E DP
1916 PIT P 1 0 1 1 0 0
1917 BSN P 7 0 1 8 1 0
1919 BSN OF 1 0 1 0 0 0
1919 BSN P 19 0 3 16 1 0
1920 BSN P 44 0 8 65 6 1
1921 BSN P 47 0 4 56 3 2
1922 CIN P 1 0 0 0 0 0
1922 NY1 P 17 0 0 14 1 0
1923 NY1 P 40 0 6 43 2 1
1925 NY1 P 36 0 11 63 1 3
1926 NY1 P 50 0 12 49 2 4
1927 PHI P 48 0 7 51 3 1
1928 NY1 P 16 0 3 11 1 2
1929 NY1 P 30 0 6 22 0 1

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Jack Scott Stats, Bio & Career Records
Position Games
Pitcher 356
Right Field 1

Most Similar Players

Career comps based on counting + rate stats and primary position. Score is relative — closest peer anchors at ~98%.

Career Spans

Jack Scott (highlighted) compared to peers across the same era.

  1. 98
    Hal Carlson
    114-120, 3.97 ERA
  2. 95
    Bill Lee
    119-90, 3.62 ERA
  3. 87
    Dave Koslo
    92-107, 3.68 ERA
  4. 86
    Ray Herbert
    104-107, 4.01 ERA
  5. 84
    Watson Clark
    111-97, 3.66 ERA
  6. 82
    Al Smith
    99-101, 3.72 ERA

Jack Scott: the record in brief

Jack Scott played a first major league game on September 6, 1916 and a last one on September 22, 1929. By club, Scott's seasons break down as the Pittsburgh Pirates (1916), the Boston Braves (1917 to 1921), the Cincinnati Reds (1922), the New York Giants (1922 through 1929), and the Philadelphia Phillies (1927). Scott, born on April 18, 1892, in Ridgeway, NC, USA, is listed as a pitcher and hit left-handed while throwing right-handed. The bio gives 199 pounds on a 6-foot-2 frame. The bio records the death on November 30, 1959, in Durham, NC, USA. The given name on file is John William Scott.

The pitching table credits Scott with a 103-109 record and a 3.85 ERA in 356 games. Also on Scott's record: 657 strikeouts, 115 complete games, 11 shutouts, and 19 saves. Scott's 3.85 ERA was close to the 3.86 league figure for those seasons. 1923 brought Scott a season-high 16 wins. 1920 produced Scott's most strikeouts, 94.

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Scott

What years did Jack Scott play?
Jack Scott played in Major League Baseball from 1916 to 1929.
Was Jack Scott a pitcher?
Yes. Jack Scott pitched in the major leagues, recording 103 wins and 657 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Jack Scott hit?
Jack Scott hit 5 career home runs with 187 hits.
What was Jack Scott's career batting average?
Jack Scott batted .275 over his career, with 187 hits in 680 at bats.
How many RBI did Jack Scott have?
Jack Scott drove in 73 runs in his career.
What was Jack Scott's career ERA?
Jack Scott finished with a 3.85 career ERA, going 103-109 with 657 strikeouts.