Frank Pearce vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Frank Pearce
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaLouisville GraysNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Pearce 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 4.5 and 1.500 for Frank Pearce. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Frank Pearce and Doc Scanlan

Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
11.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
42.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Frank Pearce and Doc Scanlan

Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Frank Pearce and Doc Scanlan

Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Frank Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100