Steve Bailey vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Steve Bailey
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Bailey 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 3.88 and 1.636 for Steve Bailey. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Bailey and Doc Scanlan

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.88
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
8.53
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.68
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
6.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.07
6.07
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.306
1.306
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.03
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.39
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.579
1.579
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
34.23
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.31
40.31
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Steve Bailey and Doc Scanlan

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
4.39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
209
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Bailey and Doc Scanlan

Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1854.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
545.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.74
-40.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.68
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
272.73
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Steve Bailey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100