John Papa vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

John Papa
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and John Papa 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 22.5 and 4.500 for John Papa. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Papa and Doc Scanlan

John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.16
27.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.5
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
67.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
22.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.5
22.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
49.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
0.571
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.5
67.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for John Papa and Doc Scanlan

John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
John Papa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Papa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Papa and Doc Scanlan

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