Rayford Finch vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Rayford Finch
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Rayford Finch 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 4.5 and 2.000 for Rayford Finch. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rayford Finch and Doc Scanlan

Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Rayford Finch and Doc Scanlan

Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
2.07
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.44
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.29
Rayford Finch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rayford Finch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rayford Finch and Doc Scanlan

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