John Fitzgerald vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

John Fitzgerald
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsNorth AmericaBoston RedsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and John Fitzgerald 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 5.63 and 1.875 for John Fitzgerald. 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 Fitzgerald and Doc Scanlan

John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.69
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.63
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.87
6.87
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
13.78
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.78
13.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.844
0.844
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
44.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.875
1.875
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
40.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.373
0.373
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.16
44.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for John Fitzgerald and Doc Scanlan

John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.69
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
2.07
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.53
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.44
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
88.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Fitzgerald and Doc Scanlan

John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
257.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
14.13
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.7
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
6.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.072
0.072
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-28.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
John Fitzgerald
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100