Walter Pennington vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Walter Pennington
Gen ZColoradoThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Pennington as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Walter Pennington posted a career ERA of 3 against Doc Scanlan's 3, with WHIP of 1.667 and 1.333 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Pennington and Doc Scanlan

Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
417
3
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
9.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
8.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.556
1.556
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
35.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Walter Pennington and Doc Scanlan

Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Walter Pennington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.125
0.125
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Pennington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Pennington and Doc Scanlan

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