Brian O'Connor vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Brian O'Connor
Gen XOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian O'Connor 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 5.11 and 1.865 for Brian O'Connor. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brian O'Connor and Doc Scanlan

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.89
6.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2.92
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
45.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.865
1.865
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.83
1.83
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Brian O'Connor and Doc Scanlan

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
4.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brian O'Connor and Doc Scanlan

Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
100.21
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
83.51
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.71
33.03
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
145.18
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.97
34.64
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Brian O'Connor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100