Nels Potter vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Nels Potter
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Doc Scanlan posted a stronger line than Nels Potter. Doc Scanlan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 3.99) and home runs allowed (0.11 per nine innings vs 0.66). By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Nels Potter and Doc Scanlan

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
1.86
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
0.94
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.49
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
0.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.68
48.68
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.72
50.72
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.12
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
748
3.99
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5058
27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1686
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1721
9.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.19
9.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.66
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
582
3.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
747
3.99
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.14
2.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.788
0.788
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7248
38.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.67
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
843
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.366
1.366
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6645
35.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.42
2.42
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.69
38.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Nels Potter and Doc Scanlan

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.74
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.161
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Nels Potter and Doc Scanlan

Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
352
337.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
626
600
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
467
600
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
562
538.66
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.564
0.564
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
122.68
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
78
100.21
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
108.31
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
65
83.51
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
14.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
14.13
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
14.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.96
34.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
25.71
33.03
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
137.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
157.19
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
113
145.18
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
23.96
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
35.46
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
59.42
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42.78
41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
26.97
34.64
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.96
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
33.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
47.92
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.52
12.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
5.77
5.77
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Nels Potter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
26.84
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
14
13.42
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Nels Potter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100