Scott Arnold vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Scott Arnold
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Arnold 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 5.4 and 2.100 for Scott Arnold. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Arnold and Doc Scanlan

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and Doc Scanlan

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and Doc Scanlan

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