Scott Baker vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Scott Baker
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Baker 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 9.82 and 2.727 for Scott Baker. 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 Baker and Doc Scanlan

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.42
10.42
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
12.27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
7.36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.182
2.182
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.727
2.727
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
36.82
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Scott Baker and Doc Scanlan

Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Scott Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Baker and Doc Scanlan

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