Steve Peters vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Steve Peters
Baby BoomersOklahomaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Peters 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 5.25 and 1.833 for Steve Peters. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Peters and Doc Scanlan

Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
11.1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.1
11.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
6.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.15
6.15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
41.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.95
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
35.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.55
41.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Steve Peters and Doc Scanlan

Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
180
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
2.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.95
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.232
0.232
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Peters and Doc Scanlan

Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
6720
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Steve Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100