John Flinn vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

John Flinn
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and John Flinn 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 4.17 and 1.638 for John Flinn. 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 Flinn and Doc Scanlan

John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
5.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.65
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.17
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.13
9.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.91
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
4.83
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.7
4.7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.058
1.058
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.61
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.91
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.551
1.551
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
35.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.7
40.7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for John Flinn and Doc Scanlan

John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
5.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
207
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.22
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.381
0.381
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Flinn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Flinn and Doc Scanlan

John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
42
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Flinn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
John Flinn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100