Troy Patton vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Troy Patton
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth 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 Troy Patton 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 3.25 and 1.195 for Troy Patton. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Troy Patton and Doc Scanlan

Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
8.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.56
55.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
3.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.241
0.241
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
8.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.29
2.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
7.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.19
7.19
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
699
37.22
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
3.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.41
3.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.166
1.166
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
640
34.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.22
37.22
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Troy Patton and Doc Scanlan

Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
8.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
507
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
169
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
1.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.139
0.139
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Troy Patton and Doc Scanlan

Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
151
22650
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
100.21
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
83.51
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.71
33.03
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
145.18
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.97
34.64
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Troy Patton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100