Jeff Austin vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Jeff Austin
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Austin 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 6.75 and 1.730 for Jeff Austin. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Austin and Doc Scanlan

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
6.75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
9.51
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.79
1.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.65
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.41
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
7.58
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
41.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.89
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.684
1.684
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
34.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.46
41.46
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Jeff Austin and Doc Scanlan

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
5.23
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Austin and Doc Scanlan

Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
2280
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
6.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-6.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
300
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Jeff Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100