Ed Phillips vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Ed Phillips
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed 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 5.32 and 1.690 for Ed 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 Ed Phillips and Doc Scanlan

Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.32
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
11.03
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.8
3.8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.75
8.75
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.76
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
40.69
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.32
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
35.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.69
40.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Ed Phillips and Doc Scanlan

Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
6.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.056
0.056
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Phillips and Doc Scanlan

Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
3600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Ed Phillips
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100