Doc Scanlan vs. Dave Veres — Career Comparison

Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Veres 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 3.44 and 1.366 for Dave Veres. 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 Dave Veres

Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
7.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.47
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.79
47.79
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.7
50.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.23
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
3.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2082
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
661
8.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
608
4.37
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.33
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.39
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
584
4.2
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617
8
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.14
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.58
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2957
38.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.68
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
557
4
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
3.72
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.41
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.36
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.78
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.323
1.323
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2612
33.87
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.35
38.35

Fielding Stats for Doc Scanlan and Dave Veres

Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
7.85
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
2082
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
694
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.93
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.14
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
2.44
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
1.63
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
2.29
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
1.49
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.85
93.85
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.27
91.27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Scanlan and Dave Veres

Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
181
232.55
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
605
11709.68
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
467
600
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
27
522.58
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
78
100.21
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
83.51
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
14.13
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
16.7
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25.71
33.03
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
43.48
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
119.49
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
145.18
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.224
0.224
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.474
0.474
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.582
0.582
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.391
0.391
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26.97
34.64
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
51.5
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
104.07
Dave Veres
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
232.26
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
2.58
2.58
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
20.56
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dave Veres
Career
Per 600 PA