Don Arlich vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Don Arlich
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Arlich 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 8.1 and 2.100 for Don Arlich. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Don Arlich and Doc Scanlan

Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
8.1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
8.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
14.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
45.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
9.9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.9
9.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.1
2.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
40.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.9
45.9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Don Arlich and Doc Scanlan

Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Don Arlich and Doc Scanlan

Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Don Arlich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100