Alek Jacob vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Alek Jacob
Gen ZWashingtonThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Alek Jacob 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 4.06 and 1.216 for Alek Jacob. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Alek Jacob and Doc Scanlan

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
7.94
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
8.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.29
8.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.255
1.255
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
38.82
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.24
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
33.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Alek Jacob and Doc Scanlan

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
6.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
153
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Alek Jacob and Doc Scanlan

Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Alek Jacob
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100