Mike Armstrong vs. Doc Ayers — Career Comparison

Mike Armstrong
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Armstrong 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 4.1 and 1.405 for Mike Armstrong. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Mike Armstrong and Doc Ayers

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.78
52.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
4.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1014
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
338
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
7.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.99
7.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
5.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.88
5.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.112
1.112
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1439
38.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
2.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1252
33.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92

Fielding Stats for Mike Armstrong and Doc Ayers

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
5.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1014
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Mike Armstrong and Doc Ayers

Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
198
39600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mike Armstrong
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20