Erik Plantenberg vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Erik Plantenberg
Gen XWashingtonThrows LeftBats 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 Erik Plantenberg 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 4.46 and 1.701 for Erik Plantenberg. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Plantenberg and Doc Scanlan

Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
12.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
8.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.02
0.02
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.59
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
3.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
41.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
4.46
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.677
1.677
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
34.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.88
41.88
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Erik Plantenberg and Doc Scanlan

Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
12.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.15
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.44
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.34
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.29
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
84.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Plantenberg and Doc Scanlan

Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
61
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Erik Plantenberg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100