Scott Effross
Scott Benjamin-Morton Effross
Born: December 28, 1993
Twinsburg, OH US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 202
Draft: Round 15 (2015 June Amateur Draft, Chicago Cubs)
School: Indiana
Career: 2015-2025
Major League Statistics
Scott Effross compiled a career record of 34 wins and 19 losses, with 20 saves, and a 3.96 ERA in his 268-game pitching career with the Cubs, Eugene Emeralds, South Bend Cubs, Myrtle Beach Pelicans, Tennessee Smokies, Cubs 2, Mesa Solar Sox, Iowa Cubs, Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, Tampa Tarpons, Somerset Patriots and Yankees. He began playing during the 2015 season and last took the field during the 2025 campaign.
![]() Cubs |
![]() Eugene Emeralds |
![]() Myrtle Beach Pelicans |
![]() South Bend Cubs |
![]() Tennessee Smokies |
![]() Mesa Solar Sox |
![]() Iowa Cubs |
![]() Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders |
![]() Tampa Tarpons |
![]() Somerset Patriots |
![]() Yankees |
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.05 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| 2015 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | 0 | 0 | 1.26 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14.3 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 57 | |
| 2016 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | 6 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.77 | 32 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 52.0 | 54 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 53 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 219 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.25 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 5 | 2 | .714 | 3.40 | 42 | 2 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 79.3 | 80 | 35 | 30 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 74 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 350 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 2 | 6 | .250 | 5.97 | 44 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 63.3 | 83 | 45 | 42 | 7 | 20 | 1 | 60 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 288 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 1 | 2 | .333 | 5.88 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33.7 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 147 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | 0 | 0 | 1.84 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Cubs 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 2019 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | 0 | 0 | 1.80 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Iowa Cubs | 4 | 2 | .667 | 3.64 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 42.0 | 28 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 46 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 163 |
| 2021 | AA | AASO | Tennessee Smokies | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | 2.89 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.7 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 76 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 0 | 1 | .000 | 18.00 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 7 | 1 | .875 | 2.78 | 27 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 32.3 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 127 |
| 2024 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 0.00 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2025 | R | FLCL | Yankees | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 2025 | AA | EL | Somerset Patriots | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 5.40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | 2 | 4 | .333 | 6.37 | 28 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29.7 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 139 |
| Totals | 34 | 19 | .642 | 3.96 | 268 | 6 | 96 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 420.7 | 430 | 213 | 185 | 25 | 113 | 8 | 378 | 19 | 1 | 12 | 1789 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Iowa Cubs | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .000 | .500 | .000 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 67 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | .000 | .167 | .000 | .167 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Short Season A | NORW | Eugene Emeralds | P | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .714 |
| 2015 | R | ARIZ | Cubs | P | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .200 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | P | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .444 |
| 2016 | A | MIDW | South Bend Cubs | P | 32 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .929 | .406 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | P | 42 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 1 | .917 | .524 |
| 2018 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | P | 44 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .318 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | CARL | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | P | 8 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .625 |
| 2019 | Fall | AZFL | Mesa Solar Sox | P | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .250 |
| 2019 | R | ARIZ | Cubs 2 | P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2019 | AA | SOUL | Tennessee Smokies | P | 17 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .471 |
| 2021 | AA | AASO | Tennessee Smokies | P | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .750 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAAE | Iowa Cubs | P | 23 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1.000 | .435 |
| 2022 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2024 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 27 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .148 |
| 2024 | A | FLOR | Tampa Tarpons | P | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2025 | AA | EL | Somerset Patriots | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .333 |
| 2025 | AAA | IL | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | P | 28 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .214 |
| 2025 | R | FLCL | Yankees | P | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Totals | 267 | 29 | 75 | 3 | 3 | .972 | .390 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | R | Arizona League | Cubs | CHN | July 16, 2015 | August 4, 2015 |
| 2015 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Eugene Emeralds | CHN | August 10, 2015 | September 5, 2015 |
| 2016 | A | Midwest League | South Bend Cubs | CHN | April 9, 2016 | August 7, 2016 |
| 2016 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CHN | August 13, 2016 | September 5, 2016 |
| 2017 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CHN | April 6, 2017 | September 3, 2017 |
| 2018 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | April 6, 2018 | September 2, 2018 |
| 2019 | AA | Southern League | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | April 4, 2019 | June 9, 2019 |
| 2019 | R | Arizona League | Cubs 2 | CHN | July 28, 2019 | August 2, 2019 |
| 2019 | Advanced A | Carolina League | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CHN | August 6, 2019 | August 31, 2019 |
| 2019 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Mesa Solar Sox | September 21, 2019 | October 24, 2019 | |
| 2021 | AA | AA South | Tennessee Smokies | CHN | May 5, 2021 | May 30, 2021 |
| 2021 | AAA | AAA East | Iowa Cubs | CHN | June 3, 2021 | August 26, 2021 |
| 2022 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | September 18, 2022 | September 18, 2022 |
| 2024 | A | Florida State League | Tampa Tarpons | NYA | June 19, 2024 | June 21, 2024 |
| 2024 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | June 27, 2024 | September 21, 2024 |
| 2025 | R | Florida Complex League | Yankees | NYA | May 6, 2025 | May 6, 2025 |
| 2025 | AA | Eastern League | Somerset Patriots | NYA | May 10, 2025 | May 17, 2025 |
| 2025 | AAA | International League | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders | NYA | May 22, 2025 | September 20, 2025 |
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