Jim Pearce vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Jim Pearce
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim 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 5.78 and 1.751 for Jim 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 Jim Pearce and Doc Scanlan

Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.74
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.42
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.33
23.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
5.78
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
257
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
10.19
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.19
10.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
5.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.876
0.876
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
392
41.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
6.93
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.93
6.93
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.751
1.751
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
35.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.18
41.18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Jim Pearce and Doc Scanlan

Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
18.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.05
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.51
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
10.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
262
2.07
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.26
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
14.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.44
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
13.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.29
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.3
91.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.67
6.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Pearce and Doc Scanlan

Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
900
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
570
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
5.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2
60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-17.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
240
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Jim Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100