Clay Christiansen vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Clay Christiansen
Baby BoomersKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Christiansen 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 6.05 and 1.603 for Clay Christiansen. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clay Christiansen and Doc Scanlan

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
11.64
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.64
11.64
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.93
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.28
6.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.009
1.009
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
41.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
37.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.43
41.43
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Clay Christiansen and Doc Scanlan

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clay Christiansen and Doc Scanlan

Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Clay Christiansen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100