Steve Frey vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Steve Frey
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Frey 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 3.76 and 1.559 for Steve Frey. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Frey and Doc Scanlan

Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.53
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.83
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.76
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
8.79
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.68
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
4.65
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1335
39.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
3.43
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.53
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132
33.51
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Steve Frey and Doc Scanlan

Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
9.3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.72
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.185
0.185
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Frey and Doc Scanlan

Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
37680
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-14.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.68
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Steve Frey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100