Buz Phillips vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Buz Phillips
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Buz Phillips 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 8.04 and 1.969 for Buz Phillips. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Buz Phillips and Doc Scanlan

Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
8.04
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.04
8.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.85
7.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.345
0.345
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
131
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
14.02
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.02
14.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.24
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
3.71
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.618
0.618
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
44.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.65
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
9.07
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.07
9.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.97
1.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
40.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.341
0.341
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.52
44.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Buz Phillips and Doc Scanlan

Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buz Phillips and Doc Scanlan

Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
646.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.231
1.231
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
100.21
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
83.51
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
14.13
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.7
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.69
170.23
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.71
33.03
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
461.54
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
145.18
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.231
1.231
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.429
1.429
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.99
184.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.97
34.64
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Buz Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.5
6.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
5.77
5.77
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Buz Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100