How Doc Ayers's ERA Compares to Similar Players
Doc Ayers posted a career ERA of 2.84, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.87 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest ERA season came in 1913, posting 1.53, well below the starting pitcher average of 3.02 that year. The highest point came in 1921 at 9.0, well above the starting pitcher average of 3.94 that year, a partial season. Production slipped through the final seasons. The figure moved from 2.75 in 1919 to 3.88 in 1920 and 9.0 in 1921. The decline marked the closing chapter of the career. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the ERA profile — ranging from 1.53 to 9.0 — though the career average remained well above league norms.
Doc Ayers Lifetime ERA and Similar Stats
Stats similar to ERA for Doc Ayers
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ERA | Doc Ayers
Component ERA | Doc Ayers
Defense Independent ERA |
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| Career | 2.84 | 3.03 | 3.25 |
| Season Avg. | 2.84 | 3.03 | 3.25 |
| 162 Game Avg. | 2.84 | 3.03 | 3.25 |
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Doc Ayers ERA Per Season
Doc Ayers's 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 ERA by Team
Doc Ayers's career ERA totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Doc Ayers ERA Year-Over-Year Change
A waterfall chart tracking how Doc Ayers's career 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 ERA Distribution vs. Comparable Players
Each box summarizes Doc Ayers's seasonal 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 ERA — Season-by-Season Breakdown
Every season of Doc Ayers's MLB career with 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.
