Mark Prior vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Mark Prior
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Mark Prior and Doc Scanlan are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doc Scanlan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 3.51) and home runs allowed (0.11 per nine innings vs 1.05). Mark Prior had the advantage in WHIP (1.240 vs 1.333). 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 Mark Prior and Doc Scanlan

Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
1.07
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.15
59.15
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.32
82.32
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
582
7.97
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
3.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
10.37
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.37
10.37
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.492
1.492
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2771
37.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
3.79
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2475
33.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Mark Prior and Doc Scanlan

Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
1.05
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
1971
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
657
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.34
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
1.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.77
92.77
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.726
0.726
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.48
73.48
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Mark Prior and Doc Scanlan

Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
276.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
234
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
204
523.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.551
0.551
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
105.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
100.21
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
30
76.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
25.64
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
14.13
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.56
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
28.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.7
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
12.45
31.93
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
138.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
49
125.64
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.064
0.064
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.376
0.376
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
48.72
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
33.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
79.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
11.93
30.58
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
8
20.51
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
81
207.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Mark Prior
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
56.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Mark Prior
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100