Oscar Purner vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Oscar Purner
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Oscar Purner 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 9 and 3.500 for Oscar Purner. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Oscar Purner and Doc Scanlan

Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.26
20.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
58.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.5
58.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Oscar Purner and Doc Scanlan

Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Oscar Purner and Doc Scanlan

Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Purner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Oscar Purner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100