Bill Abernathie vs. Doc Ayers — Career Comparison

Bill Abernathie
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Abernathie as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Doc Ayers posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.84 and WHIP 1.217 compared to 13.5 and 2.500 for Bill Abernathie. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Abernathie and Doc Ayers

Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bill Abernathie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bill Abernathie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.25
16.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.444
0.444
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bill Abernathie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bill Abernathie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Abernathie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Bill Abernathie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Bill Abernathie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bill Abernathie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bill Abernathie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
40.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Abernathie
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92

Fielding Stats for Bill Abernathie and Doc Ayers

Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bill Abernathie
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Abernathie and Doc Ayers

Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Abernathie
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bill Abernathie
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20