Elbert Andrews vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Elbert Andrews
Greatest GenerationSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Elbert Andrews 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 10.13 and 2.875 for Elbert Andrews. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Elbert Andrews and Doc Scanlan

Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.94
10.94
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.13
7.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
12.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.38
12.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
49.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.875
2.875
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
37.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.5
49.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Elbert Andrews and Doc Scanlan

Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Elbert Andrews and Doc Scanlan

Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Elbert Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100