Doc Scanlan vs. Bill Vargus — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Vargus 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 3.89 and 1.602 for Bill Vargus. 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 Bill Vargus

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.2
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.2
3.2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.952
0.952
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
41.87
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.37
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.72
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
38.21
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87

Fielding Stats for Doc Scanlan and Bill Vargus

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
1.43
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3414
27
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1138
9
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.22
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Scanlan and Bill Vargus

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
750
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
416
534.48
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
100.21
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
83.51
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.71
33.03
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
34.02
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
145.18
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
29.55
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46
59.1
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.97
34.64
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
45.21
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA