Sam Freeman vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Sam Freeman
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Freeman 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 3.58 and 1.447 for Sam Freeman. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Sam Freeman and Doc Scanlan

Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
10.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
3.58
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
7.59
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
7.63
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.65
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
5.24
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
8.94
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.94
8.94
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.575
1.575
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.46
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1026
39.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.62
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
3.85
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.425
1.425
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
865
33.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Sam Freeman and Doc Scanlan

Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
10.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
701
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
233.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
1.69
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.62
93.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.162
0.162
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Sam Freeman and Doc Scanlan

Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
54200
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Sam Freeman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100