John Perkovich vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

John Perkovich
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and John Perkovich 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 7.2 and 1.600 for John Perkovich. 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 Perkovich and Doc Scanlan

John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.2
10.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
12.6
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
41.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
39.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
John Perkovich
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for John Perkovich and Doc Scanlan

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

Hitting Stats for John Perkovich and Doc Scanlan

John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Perkovich
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
John Perkovich
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100