Rick Austin vs. Doc Ayers — Career Comparison

Rick Austin
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows LeftBats 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 Rick Austin 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 4.63 and 1.721 for Rick Austin. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Austin and Doc Ayers

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
408
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
9.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
5.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
7.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.353
1.353
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
618
40.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
2.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
4.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
34.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.9
40.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92

Fielding Stats for Rick Austin and Doc Ayers

Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
5.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
409
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.99
8.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Austin and Doc Ayers

Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
2427.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.88
23.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.142
0.142
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.45
12.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
300
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Rick Austin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Rick Austin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20