Scott Karl vs. Dick Lanahan — Career Comparison

Scott Karl
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Lanahan
Greatest GenerationDistrict of ColumbiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Scott Karl built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Lanahan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Karl posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.81 and WHIP 1.548 compared to 5.15 and 1.658 for Dick Lanahan. By the career numbers, Scott Karl had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Karl and Dick Lanahan

Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
1.6
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
3.32
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.45
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.49
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.5
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.58
31.58
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.45
90.45
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.21
23.21
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
536
4.81
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
5.15
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.81
4.81
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3006
27
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1002
9
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1164
10.46
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
10.48
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.46
10.46
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
1.08
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.77
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
3.31
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.44
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.16
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
513
4.61
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
3.67
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.901
0.901
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.23
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.18
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.3
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4444
39.92
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
41.68
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.3
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
594
5.34
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
5.98
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.34
5.34
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.36
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.22
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.09
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.658
1.658
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3977
35.72
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
36.89
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.299
0.299
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.92
39.92
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.68
41.68

Fielding Stats for Scott Karl and Dick Lanahan

Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
1.6
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
1.45
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3006
27
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
9
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.44
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
1.54
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.14
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.12
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
1.98
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.22
93.22
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.3
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.236
1.236
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.45
90.45
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.17
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Karl and Dick Lanahan

Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
179
643.11
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
730.43
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
600
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
600
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
134
481.44
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
547.83
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.509
0.509
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
68.26
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
50.3
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
65.22
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.19
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
17.96
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.51
23.38
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.61
7.96
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
104.19
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
65.22
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
100.6
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
91.3
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.194
0.194
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.101
0.101
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
39.52
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
52.17
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
25.15
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
26.09
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
57.49
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
78.26
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.49
16.13
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.5
-6.58
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
28.74
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
42
150.9
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
117.39
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.11
5.11
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Dick Lanahan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
82.63
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
26.09
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.04
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.59
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Karl
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lanahan
Career
Per 600 PA