Van Fletcher vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Van Fletcher
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Van Fletcher as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Van Fletcher posted a career ERA of 3 against Doc Scanlan's 3, with WHIP of 1.333 and 1.333 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Van Fletcher and Doc Scanlan

Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
9.75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.75
9.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
40.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
7.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Van Fletcher and Doc Scanlan

Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.67
66.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.222
0.222
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Van Fletcher and Doc Scanlan

Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
5400
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.71
33.03
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
145.18
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.97
34.64
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.68
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Van Fletcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Van Fletcher
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100