Scott Arnold vs. Doc Ayers — Career Comparison

Scott Arnold
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats 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 Scott Arnold 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 5.4 and 2.100 for Scott Arnold. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Arnold and Doc Ayers

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.87
5.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.4
2.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
12.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
10.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.8
10.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
43.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.95
1.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
37.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92

Fielding Stats for Scott Arnold and Doc Ayers

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
8.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Arnold and Doc Ayers

Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Scott Arnold
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20