Doc Scanlan vs. Dale Thayer — Career Comparison

Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Thayer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Thayer 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 3.47 and 1.264 for Dale Thayer. 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 Dale Thayer

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.51
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.61
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
3.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.251
0.251
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
8.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
2.36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
7.62
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.109
1.109
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1042
37.26
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.65
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.72
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.29
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
953
34.08
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.26
37.26

Fielding Stats for Doc Scanlan and Dale Thayer

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
9.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
755
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
251.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.64
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.97
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.102
0.102
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Scanlan and Dale Thayer

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
264
52800
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Dale Thayer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dale Thayer
Career
Per 600 PA