Frank Fanovich vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Frank Fanovich
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Fanovich 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 5.49 and 1.629 for Frank Fanovich. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Fanovich and Doc Scanlan

Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.34
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.27
7.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.49
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.257
0.257
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
315
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
9.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
5.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.229
1.229
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
485
41.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
6.17
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.629
1.629
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
35.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.57
41.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Frank Fanovich and Doc Scanlan

Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Fanovich and Doc Scanlan

Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
2062.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
6.65
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-7.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
3.2
3.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Frank Fanovich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100