Vern Fear vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Vern Fear
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth 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 Vern Fear 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 7.88 and 1.500 for Vern Fear. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Vern Fear and Doc Scanlan

Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
10.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Vern Fear and Doc Scanlan

Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Fear and Doc Scanlan

Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Vern Fear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100