Erik Sabel vs. Doc Scanlan — Career Comparison

Erik Sabel
Gen XIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Erik Sabel 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 5.02 and 1.541 for Erik Sabel. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Erik Sabel and Doc Scanlan

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.02
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.48
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.66
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.66
2.66
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
4.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.803
0.803
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.74
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
39.54
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.77
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
5.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.89
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16

Fielding Stats for Erik Sabel and Doc Scanlan

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.03
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Erik Sabel and Doc Scanlan

Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
15000
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Erik Sabel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100