Ernie Alten vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Ernie Alten
Lost GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Ernie Alten 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 9 and 2.130 for Ernie Alten. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ernie Alten and Doc Scanlan

Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.392
0.392
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
15.65
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.65
15.65
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
43.83
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.74
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.57
10.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
39.91
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.396
0.396
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.83
43.83
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Ernie Alten and Doc Scanlan

Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ernie Alten and Doc Scanlan

Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
2800
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Ernie Alten
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100