George Diehl vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

George Diehl
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and George Diehl 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 3.52 and 1.435 for George Diehl. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Diehl and Doc Scanlan

George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.52
3.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.04
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
7.63
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.87
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.17
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
39.91
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.435
1.435
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
32.87
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for George Diehl and Doc Scanlan

George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Diehl and Doc Scanlan

George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
George Diehl
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100