Ed Foster vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Ed Foster
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Foster as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ed Foster posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.14 and WHIP 1.333 compared to 3 and 1.333 for Doc Scanlan. By the career numbers, Ed Foster had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Foster and Doc Scanlan

Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
6.86
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
7.63
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.86
6.86
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
4.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5169
37.16
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
30
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4525
32.53
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Ed Foster and Doc Scanlan

Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Foster and Doc Scanlan

Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-25.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.28
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Ed Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
5.77
5.77
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Ed Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100