David Cone vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

David Cone
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, David Cone and Doc Scanlan are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doc Scanlan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 3.46) and home runs allowed (0.11 per nine innings vs 0.8). David Cone had the advantage in WHIP (1.271 vs 1.333). By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for David Cone and Doc Scanlan

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
1.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.07
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.63
60.63
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.32
82.32
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.07
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1115
3.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2504
7.77
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
0.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1137
3.53
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2668
8.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.28
8.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.93
5.93
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
0.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12184
37.83
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1222
3.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
4
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10783
33.48
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.83
37.83
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for David Cone and Doc Scanlan

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
450
1.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
1.3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.05
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8696
27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2898.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
0.68
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
0.84
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
519
1.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
491
1.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.61
94.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.091
1.091
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.11
93.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.48
73.48
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Cone and Doc Scanlan

David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
575.74
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
470
600
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
467
600
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
412
525.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.434
0.434
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
64
81.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
55
70.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
9
11.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
12.51
15.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
73
93.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
83
105.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.131
0.131
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
35.74
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
22
28.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
63.83
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
7.51
9.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.83
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
91
116.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
5.16
5.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
48.51
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
8
10.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
David Cone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
David Cone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100