Dewey Adkins vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Dewey Adkins
Greatest GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Dewey Adkins 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 5.64 and 1.657 for Dewey Adkins. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dewey Adkins and Doc Scanlan

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.79
15.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.64
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
10.36
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.91
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
4.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
41
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
6.27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.657
1.657
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
36.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.82
1.82
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Dewey Adkins and Doc Scanlan

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dewey Adkins and Doc Scanlan

Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
991.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
573.91
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.652
0.652
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
100.21
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
14.13
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.7
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.2
57.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.71
33.03
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
234.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
5
130.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.636
0.636
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.06
53.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.97
34.64
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
260.87
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Dewey Adkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100