Philip Abner vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Philip Abner
Gen ZNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Philip Abner as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Scanlan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 4.91 and 2.182 for Philip Abner. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Philip Abner and Doc Scanlan

Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.37
7.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
7.36
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.27
12.27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
44.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.182
2.182
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.18
44.18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Philip Abner and Doc Scanlan

Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Philip Abner and Doc Scanlan

Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Philip Abner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100