Lou Pote vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Lou Pote
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Pote 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 3.56 and 1.347 for Lou Pote. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Pote and Doc Scanlan

Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
3.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
8.15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.94
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
6.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.84
6.84
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
931
38.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
2.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
3.93
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.82
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
823
33.72
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.14
38.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Lou Pote and Doc Scanlan

Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
5.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.72
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.12
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.54
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.44
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.42
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.29
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.457
0.457
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Pote and Doc Scanlan

Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
129
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Lou Pote
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100