Doc Scanlan vs. Luis Tiant — Career Comparison

Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Tiant
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Doc Scanlan and Luis Tiant are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doc Scanlan posted stronger numbers in ERA (3 vs 3.3) and home runs allowed (0.11 per nine innings vs 0.89). Luis Tiant had the advantage in WHIP (1.214 vs 1.333). By the career numbers, Doc Scanlan had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doc Scanlan and Luis Tiant

Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
1.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.59
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
0.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.11
57.11
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
82.32
82.32
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
0.48
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.04
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1280
3.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.235
0.235
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
3075
7.94
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.94
7.94
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
0.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
2.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.85
2.85
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2416
6.24
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.24
6.24
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.01
1.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.07
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5169
37.16
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14365
37.08
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.19
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1400
3.61
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.31
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13081
33.77
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.16
37.16
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.08
37.08

Fielding Stats for Doc Scanlan and Luis Tiant

Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.48
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
1.05
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
1.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10459
27
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3486.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
0.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
645
1.67
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
610
1.57
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.57
94.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.065
1.065
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.48
73.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.47
84.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.08
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Scanlan and Luis Tiant

Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
603.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
467
600
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
570
600
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
540
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
88.42
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
64
67.37
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
11
14.13
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14.74
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5.26
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
13
16.7
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
21.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.06
0.06
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
21.77
22.92
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
121.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
98
103.16
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
0.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.061
0.061
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
37.89
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
46.32
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
78.95
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13.18
13.88
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
13
13.68
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
146
153.68
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
3.9
3.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
43.16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10.53
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.05
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Tiant
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.11
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Luis Tiant
Career
Per 600 PA
50
50