Doc Scanlan vs. Ken Vining — Career Comparison

Doc Scanlan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Vining
Gen XGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Scanlan built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Vining 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 17.55 and 3.300 for Ken Vining. 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 Ken Vining

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.3
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.07
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.47
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.51
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82.32
82.32
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
0.73
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.04
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
17.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.55
17.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.56
20.56
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.55
11.55
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
0.441
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3756
27
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1252
9
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1061
7.63
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
20.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.11
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
608
4.37
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.45
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.45
9.45
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
4.2
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.952
0.952
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.14
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.26
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5169
37.16
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
56.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.19
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
557
4
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
18.9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.9
18.9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4525
32.53
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
45.9
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.16
37.16
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.7
56.7

Fielding Stats for Doc Scanlan and Ken Vining

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
1.43
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.05
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3414
27
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1138
9
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.22
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
2.07
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.15
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
309
2.44
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
2.29
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.48
73.48
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Scanlan and Ken Vining

Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
181
232.55
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
600
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
534.48
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
0.52
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
100.21
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
83.51
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
14.13
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.57
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
16.7
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25.71
33.03
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
93
119.49
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113
145.18
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
29.55
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
59.1
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.97
34.64
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.28
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
43.68
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
81
104.07
Ken Vining
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.77
5.77
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
20.56
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.14
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Scanlan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Ken Vining
Career
Per 600 PA