Scott Forster vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Scott Forster
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Forster 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 7.88 and 1.688 for Scott Forster. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Forster and Doc Scanlan

Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
11.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.88
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.88
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.03
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.47
6.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
43.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
8.72
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.656
1.656
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
34.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.31
43.31
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Scott Forster and Doc Scanlan

Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
11.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.41
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Scott Forster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.191
0.191
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Forster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Forster and Doc Scanlan

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