John Fick vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

John Fick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and John Fick 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 3.38 and 1.125 for John Fick. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Fick and Doc Scanlan

John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
7.63
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.938
0.938
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
40.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
33.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for John Fick and Doc Scanlan

John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
John Fick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Fick and Doc Scanlan

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