Bob Ferguson vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Bob Ferguson
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Ferguson 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 9 and 2.125 for Bob Ferguson. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Ferguson and Doc Scanlan

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.07
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.53
9.53
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.63
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
46.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
9.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.125
2.125
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
39.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.89
1.89
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.13
46.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Bob Ferguson and Doc Scanlan

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Ferguson and Doc Scanlan

Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
100.21
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
83.51
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.71
33.03
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
145.18
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.97
34.64
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Bob Ferguson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100