How Doc Ayers's Defense Independent ERA Compares to Similar Players

Doc Ayers posted a career Defense Independent ERA of 3.25, below the starting pitcher average of 4.03 — production that kept him consistently ahead of most peers. His strongest Defense Independent ERA season came in 1913, posting 1.92, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.46 that year. The highest point came in 1921 at 4.5, above the starting pitcher average of 3.83 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 3.75 in 1919 to 3.39 in 1920 and 4.5 in 1921. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Some season-to-season variance runs through the career line, but the career average remained above league norms across 9 seasons.

Doc Ayers Lifetime Defense Independent ERA

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Doc Ayers Defense Independent ERA Per Season

Doc Ayers's Defense Independent ERA for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Doc Ayers Defense Independent ERA per season line chart

Doc Ayers Defense Independent ERA by Team

Doc Ayers's career Defense Independent ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Doc Ayers career Defense Independent ERA by team bar chart

Doc Ayers Defense Independent ERA Year-Over-Year Change

A waterfall chart tracking how Doc Ayers's career Defense Independent ERA shifted from season to season. Each bar represents the change added to his career total that year, making peak and decline phases easy to spot.
Doc Ayers Defense Independent ERA year-over-year waterfall chart

Doc Ayers Defense Independent ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Doc Ayers's seasonal Defense Independent ERA alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Doc Ayers Defense Independent ERA distribution box chart versus comparable players

Doc Ayers Defense Independent ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Doc Ayers's MLB career with Defense Independent ERA alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Doc Ayers Defense Independent ERA season-by-season breakdown table