Alex Ferson vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Alex Ferson
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Alex Ferson 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 4.37 and 1.561 for Alex Ferson. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alex Ferson and Doc Scanlan

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
1.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.3
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.07
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.86
41.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.32
82.32
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.73
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
4.37
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1105
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
368.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
424
10.36
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.36
10.36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
2.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.32
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1681
41.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
6.79
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.79
6.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
37.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.07
41.07
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Alex Ferson and Doc Scanlan

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
1.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1110
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
1.68
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.19
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.99
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
1.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.24
90.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alex Ferson and Doc Scanlan

Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
49
176.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
167
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
538.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
71.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.57
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
6.78
24.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
25
89.82
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
37
132.93
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.388
0.388
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.213
0.213
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
35.93
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
17.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
15
53.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
4.89
17.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
57.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.68
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
201.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.98
2.98
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.14
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.14
Alex Ferson
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100