Walter Murphy vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Walter Murphy
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Murphy 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 9 and 2.500 for Walter Murphy. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Murphy and Doc Scanlan

Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.75
10.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Walter Murphy and Doc Scanlan

Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Walter Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Murphy and Doc Scanlan

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