Mark Fidrych vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Mark Fidrych
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mark Fidrych and Doc Scanlan are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doc Scanlan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 3.1) and home runs allowed (0.11 per nine innings vs 0.5). Mark Fidrych had the advantage in WHIP (1.225 vs 1.333). By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Mark Fidrych and Doc Scanlan

Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.3
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.22
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.07
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60.42
60.42
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.32
82.32
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.74
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
0.73
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
3.1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
412.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
8.67
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
2.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
170
3.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.93
2.93
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
1695
37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5169
37.16
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
3.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.94
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.203
1.203
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
34.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.81
2.81
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Mark Fidrych and Doc Scanlan

Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.22
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.05
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
1237
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
412.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.81
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
2.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.44
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
2.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.29
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.17
99.17
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.052
2.052
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.55
96.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.48
73.48
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Fidrych and Doc Scanlan

Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Mark Fidrych
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100