Tom Johnson vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Tom Johnson
Baby BoomersMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Johnson 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 3.39 and 1.434 for Tom Johnson. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Johnson and Doc Scanlan

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.76
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.46
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.16
62.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.72
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
3.39
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
9.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
3.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
5.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.948
0.948
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.49
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1178
38.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.77
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.85
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.79
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.372
1.372
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1048
34.51
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.79
38.79
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Tom Johnson and Doc Scanlan

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
4.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
820
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
273.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
2.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
1.98
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.465
0.465
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Johnson and Doc Scanlan

Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
129
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Tom Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100