Doug Bird vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Doug Bird
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows 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 Doug Bird 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 3.99 and 1.339 for Doug Bird. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doug Bird and Doc Scanlan

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.54
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.89
54.89
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
538
3.99
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1273
9.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
2.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.42
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
680
5.04
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.804
0.804
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5104
37.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
199
1.48
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
4.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
0.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
0.72
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.293
1.293
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4672
34.65
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Doug Bird and Doc Scanlan

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
3.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.74
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3641
27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1213.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
0.7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
124
0.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
1.65
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
1.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.76
97.76
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.505
0.505
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.15
23.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doug Bird and Doc Scanlan

Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
432
2880
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
546.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.356
0.356
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
10
66.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1.65
10.98
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
4
26.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-2.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
233.33
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
2.57
2.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
40
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Doug Bird
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100