Stan Ferens vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Stan Ferens
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Stan Ferens 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 4.18 and 1.497 for Stan Ferens. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Stan Ferens and Doc Scanlan

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.78
27.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.98
16.98
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
10.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.09
10.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
2.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.92
2.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
0.701
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
39.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.22
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
1.497
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
635
36.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.96
39.96
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Stan Ferens and Doc Scanlan

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.679
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Stan Ferens and Doc Scanlan

Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
636
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
540
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
83.51
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1.09
13.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
7
84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
9
108
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.59
7.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
156
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
3.85
3.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Stan Ferens
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100