Bob File vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File 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 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. 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 File and Doc Scanlan

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
8.89
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
3.48
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
38.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.37
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
33.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Bob File and Doc Scanlan

Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.54
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.29
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob File and Doc Scanlan

Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100