Herb Cobb vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Herb Cobb
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Cobb 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 36 and 4.000 for Herb Cobb. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Herb Cobb and Doc Scanlan

Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.12
32.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
36
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
54
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Herb Cobb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Herb Cobb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
63
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Herb Cobb and Doc Scanlan

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

Hitting Stats for Herb Cobb and Doc Scanlan

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