Rube Foster vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Rube Foster
Lost GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Foster posted a stronger line than Doc Scanlan. Rube Foster posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.36 vs 3) and WHIP (1.224 vs 1.333). By the career numbers, Rube Foster had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Rube Foster and Doc Scanlan

Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.07
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.74
63.74
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
74.64
74.64
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.64
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
2.36
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.239
0.239
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2527
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
842.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
7.76
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
3.26
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
294
3.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.13
2.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.711
0.711
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.31
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3372
36.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5169
37.16
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
3.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.224
1.224
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
3038
32.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4525
32.53
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.263
0.263
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.03
36.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Rube Foster and Doc Scanlan

Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
139
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
244
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
325
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
315
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.92
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rube Foster and Doc Scanlan

Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
150
295.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
305
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
270
531.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.576
0.576
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
58
114.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
100.21
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
86.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
83.51
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
25.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
14.13
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.97
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
27.54
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
16.7
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20.1
39.54
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.71
33.03
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
145.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
145.18
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
72.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21.42
42.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.97
34.64
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
16
31.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
116.07
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Rube Foster
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
37.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Rube Foster
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
100
100