Tom Acker vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Tom Acker
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Acker 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 4.12 and 1.407 for Tom Acker. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Acker and Doc Scanlan

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.31
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
4.12
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
8.64
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
3.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
6.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.068
1.068
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1629
38.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.83
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1462
34.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.55
38.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Tom Acker and Doc Scanlan

Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
3.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1141
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
380.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
1.61
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.55
98.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.03
15.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Acker and Doc Scanlan

Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
153
956.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
96
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
77
481.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.12
7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
31.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
18
112.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.247
0.247
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
62.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.75
-4.66
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.68
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
287.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
37.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Tom Acker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100