Jim Foor vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Jim Foor
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Jim Foor 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 12 and 3.833 for Jim Foor. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Foor and Doc Scanlan

Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
19.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.13
14.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
16.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.5
16.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.667
2.667
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
43.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Jim Foor and Doc Scanlan

Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
18.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
2.07
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.44
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.29
Jim Foor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Foor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Foor and Doc Scanlan

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