Jeff Pierce vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Jeff Pierce
Gen XNew YorkThrows 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 Jeff Pierce 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 6.6 and 2.267 for Jeff Pierce. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jeff Pierce and Doc Scanlan

Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.6
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
43.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
33.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Jeff Pierce and Doc Scanlan

Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.167
0.167
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jeff Pierce and Doc Scanlan

Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100