John Parrish vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

John Parrish
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth 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 Parrish 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 4.51 and 1.739 for John Parrish. 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 Parrish and Doc Scanlan

John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.93
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
4.51
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
9.08
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.08
9.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
6.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
7.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.491
1.491
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
41.42
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.43
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
156
5.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.07
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.689
1.689
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1059
34.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.42
41.42
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for John Parrish and Doc Scanlan

John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
5.93
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
833
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
277.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
2.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.82
83.82
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Parrish and Doc Scanlan

John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
184
110400
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
John Parrish
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100