Doc Scanlan vs. Joe Vance — Career Comparison

Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance 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 5.81 and 1.762 for Joe Vance. 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 Joe Vance

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.52
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.34
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.26
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
41.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.28
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
36.1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44

Fielding Stats for Doc Scanlan and Joe Vance

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Scanlan and Joe Vance

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
100.21
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
83.51
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
14.13
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.7
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.71
33.03
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
145.18
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.97
34.64
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA