Luke Farrell vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Luke Farrell
MillenialOhioThrows RightBats LeftNorth 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 Luke Farrell 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 and 1.510 for Luke Farrell. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luke Farrell and Doc Scanlan

Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
6.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.247
0.247
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
8.68
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.73
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
9.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.38
9.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.568
1.568
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
40.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
5.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
35.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Luke Farrell and Doc Scanlan

Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
6.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.61
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
102.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.53
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.087
0.087
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luke Farrell and Doc Scanlan

Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
69
8280
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-48.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Luke Farrell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100