Scott Niland  
Relief Pitcher | Halifax Oilers

Pitching
He's got a really stong arm, so he can blow it by you on occasion. Scott throws a nice knuckle ball. Good pitchers have been known to develop this pitch late in their careers just to prolong it by a few years. Niland's fastball is a tick above average, in the 90-91 MPH range on most nights. He's almost as effective against lefthanders as he is versus righthanders.

Defense & Hitting
Niland has lots of energy. He comes off the mound like a cat and doesn't make many errors. Niland does an average job of holding runners. Niland is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Niland has some pop in his swing.

          -- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2005 VAF 70 46 65 59 55 44 55 50 50 33 0 0 48 0 0 58 19 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 5 41 57 239
2006 VAF 76 46 65 61 55 44 55 50 50 41 0 0 48 0 0 58 20 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 7 62 264
2007 VAF 77 46 65 63 55 44 55 50 50 46 0 0 52 0 0 69 21 0 Overhand Active 0 0 0 67 286
2008 WES 77 46 65 66 55 44 55 50 50 46 0 0 52 0 0 76 22 1 Overhand Active 0 0 0 71 293
2009 WES 80 46 65 68 55 44 55 50 50 46 0 0 54 0 0 79 23 2 Overhand Active 0 0 0 78 303
2010 WES 83 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 46 0 0 54 0 0 82 24 3 Overhand Active 0 0 0 85 303
2011 WES 85 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 48 0 0 54 0 0 83 25 4 Overhand Active 0 0 0 88 310
2012 WES 89 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 48 0 0 54 0 0 84 26 5 Overhand Active 0 0 0 88 317
2013 WES 89 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 50 0 0 55 0 0 84 27 6 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 88 320
2014 WES 89 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 51 0 0 55 0 0 84 28 7 Overhand Active 0 0 0 88 321
2015 WES 89 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 52 0 0 55 0 0 84 29 8 Overhand Active 0 0 0 88 321
2016 CAL 89 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 52 0 0 56 0 0 84 30 9 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 88 321
2017 CAL 89 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 52 0 0 56 0 0 85 31 10 Overhand Active 0 0 0 88 321
2018 CAL 89 45 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 52 0 0 56 0 0 85 32 11 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 88 320
2019 CAL 89 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 52 0 0 56 0 0 85 33 12 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 88 319
2020 CAL 89 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 52 0 0 56 0 0 85 34 13 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 88 318
2021 CAL 89 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 52 0 0 57 0 0 85 35 14 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 88 318
2022 CAL 89 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 53 0 0 57 0 0 85 36 15 Overhand Active 0 0 0 88 318
2023 CAL 89 46 65 68 48 44 55 50 50 53 0 0 57 0 0 85 37 16 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 88 317
2024 NIA 89 46 65 67 48 44 55 50 50 53 0 0 57 0 0 85 38 17 Overhand Active 0 0 0 88 315
2025 HAL 89 45 64 67 48 44 55 50 50 53 0 0 57 0 0 85 39 18 Overhand AA/AAA 0 0 0 88 312
Ratings Delta   -1 -1                           +1 +1             -3

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2006 20 PARF 3 3 15 1 28 0 0 0 30 1.0 20 1 20 29 29 10 8.70 1.45 1.33 .192 .269 .140 .230 3.00
Totals     3 3 15 1 28 0 0 0 30 1.0 20 1 20 29 29 10 8.70 1.45 1.33 .192 .269 .140 .230 3.00

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team W L Sv Hld G GS QS CG IP AIP H HR BB SO IR IRS K/9 K/BB Whip Avg Slg LHB RHB ERA
2007 21 VAF 2 1 2 2 16 0 0 0 21.1 1.1 25 3 13 15 4 0 6.40 1.15 1.80 .278 .500 .327 .220 5.06
2008 22 WES 2 2 0 0 13 0 0 0 28.2 2.1 36 11 16 34 7 3 10.85 2.13 1.84 .303 .664 .213 .361 6.59
2009 23 WES 4 3 1 5 61 0 0 0 112.2 2.0 106 24 34 104 13 8 8.34 3.06 1.25 .244 .465 .253 .234 3.36
2010 24 WES 5 3 4 1 25 0 0 0 55 2.1 54 12 25 42 16 6 6.87 1.68 1.44 .252 .519 .225 .287 5.56
2011 25 WES 4 8 4 16 42 0 0 0 53.1 1.1 48 12 25 44 19 3 7.46 1.76 1.37 .238 .495 .274 .198 4.56
2012 26 WES 2 4 4 8 66 0 0 0 110 1.2 84 19 40 104 23 6 8.51 2.60 1.13 .207 .395 .256 .173 3.93
2013 27 WES 2 2 1 1 19 0 0 0 31.2 1.2 41 9 7 26 7 4 7.50 3.71 1.54 .304 .563 .392 .250 5.68
2014 28 WES 10 5 0 13 54 0 0 0 88.2 1.2 77 24 37 77 20 1 7.86 2.08 1.29 .229 .497 .221 .234 5.08
2015 29 WES 1 1 3 11 30 0 0 0 37.1 1.1 33 7 9 34 20 6 8.25 3.78 1.13 .232 .415 .259 .214 2.89
2016 30 CAL 0 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 4 1.0 4 3 2 4 0 0 9.00 2.00 1.50 .250 .813 .333 .200 9.00
2017 31 CAL 0 0 0 2 14 0 0 0 20 1.1 23 3 3 17 2 2 7.65 5.67 1.30 .284 .432 .368 .209 4.05
2018 32 CAL 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1.2 0.2 2 2 1 4 3 1 30.00 4.00 2.50 .286 .143 .200 .500 10.8
2022 36 CAL 4 2 1 9 24 0 0 0 20.2 1.0 33 7 8 21 3 0 9.36 2.63 2.03 .344 .604 .425 .286 6.53
2024 38 NIA 2 4 7 6 24 0 0 0 31 1.1 27 6 13 18 12 2 5.23 1.38 1.29 .233 .397 .208 .254 4.36
2025 39 HAL 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 7 2.1 9 0 8 5 1 0 6.43 0.63 2.43 .300 .333 .375 .214 9.00
Totals     39 35 29 74 398 0 0 0 623 1.2 602 142 241 549 150 42 7.93 2.28 1.35 .248 .479 .266 .227 4.58

Transfer History for Scott Niland
Date Transferred with Niland To New Club In Exchange For To Old Club
June 18 2008 Vic Baker
Mort Hughson
 West Bay Red Skulls Charlie Shea
Nigel Horrigan
 Val d'Or Sharks
July 31 2016 Bear Hall
 Calgary Remparts 1st Rd 2017 (24th pick)
2nd Rd 2017 (52nd pick)
3rd Rd 2017 (80th pick)
 West Bay Red Skulls
May 23 2024 Derrek Boever
Ryan Merritt
Russ Robinson
 Niagara Falls Rapids Ben Stienaker
Bob Ellis
2nd Rd 2024 - 51st pick
3rd Rd 2024 - 79th pick
 Calgary Remparts

Scott Niland's Career Highlights
Year Details
2005 2nd round - 34th overall selection by Val D'or Foreurs in the 2005 Amateur Draft

Scott Niland's Injury History
Date Injured Days Injured Injury Impact  
May 15, 2013 8 Sore elbow 7%  

Scott Niland's Comparable Players
Player Names
Gisuke Kanemura 93.9% Jeff Coursey 93.2% Elisyo Joslyn 92.8% Hal Shoupe 92.8% Peter Horn 92.3%

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