Doc Scanlan vs. Bryan Shaw — Career Comparison

Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bryan Shaw
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Bryan Shaw 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 3.96 and 1.365 for Bryan Shaw. By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Scanlan and Bryan Shaw

Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.51
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.54
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.31
48.31
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.22
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
3.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
723
8.51
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
3.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
8.02
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.48
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.38
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3270
38.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
2.03
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
377
4.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.337
1.337
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2904
34.19
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.5
38.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Scanlan and Bryan Shaw

Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
796
9.37
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2293
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
764.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.66
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.92
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
1.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
134
1.58
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.41
92.41
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.168
0.168
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Scanlan and Bryan Shaw

Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Bryan Shaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bryan Shaw
Career
Per 600 PA