Frank Funk vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Frank Funk
Silent GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows 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 Frank Funk 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 3.01 and 1.240 for Frank Funk. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Funk and Doc Scanlan

Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.72
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.62
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.05
54.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.65
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.01
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.01
3.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
248.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
7.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
7.63
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.61
7.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.94
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
3.08
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
5.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.44
5.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.946
0.946
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.33
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1019
36.93
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5169
37.16
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.86
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
3.33
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.188
1.188
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
33.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.93
36.93
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Frank Funk and Doc Scanlan

Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
4.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
745
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
248.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.87
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
2.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.394
0.394
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Funk and Doc Scanlan

Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
1725
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
562.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
4.95
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
6
75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.8
-22.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
325
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1.85
1.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Frank Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100