Doc Scanlan vs. Clay Van Alstyne — Career Comparison

Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Clay Van Alstyne
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Clay Van Alstyne 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 5.18 and 1.726 for Clay Van Alstyne. 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 Clay Van Alstyne

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
10.73
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.73
10.73
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.11
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.81
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
40.68
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.85
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.726
1.726
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
35.51
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.68
40.68

Fielding Stats for Doc Scanlan and Clay Van Alstyne

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Scanlan and Clay Van Alstyne

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
400
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
9
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
8
533.33
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
100.21
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
133.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
1
66.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.7
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.71
33.03
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
112.95
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
333.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
145.18
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.958
0.958
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
200
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.97
34.64
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
110.94
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
43.68
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
66.67
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Clay Van Alstyne
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
200
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
0.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Clay Van Alstyne
Career
Per 600 PA