Dan Plesac vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Dan Plesac
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Plesac 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 3.64 and 1.337 for Dan Plesac. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Plesac and Doc Scanlan

Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.33
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
433
3.64
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
977
8.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.2
8.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
8.74
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.34
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4539
38.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.54
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
4.01
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4031
33.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Dan Plesac and Doc Scanlan

Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
0.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.94
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Plesac and Doc Scanlan

Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
42560
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-50.93
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
400
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100