Kyle Farnsworth vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Kyle Farnsworth
Gen XKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Kyle Farnsworth 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 4.26 and 1.409 for Kyle Farnsworth. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Doc Scanlan

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.45
39.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
468
4.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
944
8.59
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
1.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.2
1.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
3.75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.34
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
963
8.77
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.77
8.77
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.391
1.391
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4281
38.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
2.67
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
4.63
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3771
34.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Doc Scanlan

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
8.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2966
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
988.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
0.95
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
1.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
1.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.62
91.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.184
0.184
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Kyle Farnsworth and Doc Scanlan

Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
893
8118.18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
66
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
54
490.91
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.341
0.341
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.68
6.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
5
45.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
7
63.64
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.093
0.093
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.019
0.019
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
6
54.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-13.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
163.64
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
72.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Kyle Farnsworth
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Kyle Farnsworth
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100