Steve Farr vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Farr 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 3.25 and 1.373 for Steve Farr. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Farr and Doc Scanlan

Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.244
0.244
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.76
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
3.65
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.316
1.316
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
33.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Steve Farr and Doc Scanlan

Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
1.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
166
1.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
1.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Farr and Doc Scanlan

Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100