David Purcey vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

David Purcey
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and David Purcey 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 4.98 and 1.578 for David Purcey. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for David Purcey and Doc Scanlan

David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.92
18.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
4.98
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.255
0.255
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
199
8.69
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.69
8.69
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
5.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
7.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.57
1.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.418
1.418
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
925
40.41
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.49
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
5.24
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
782
34.17
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.41
40.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for David Purcey and Doc Scanlan

David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
4.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
618
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.79
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.234
0.234
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.92
18.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for David Purcey and Doc Scanlan

David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
111
66600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
David Purcey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100