Joe Adams vs. Doc Ayers — Career Comparison

Joe Adams
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Adams 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 9 and 2.750 for Joe Adams. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Joe Adams and Doc Ayers

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.21
13.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
20.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92

Fielding Stats for Joe Adams and Doc Ayers

Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Joe Adams and Doc Ayers

Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Adams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20