Bill Ayers vs. Ryan Madson — Career Comparison

Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Madson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ryan Madson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.292 compared to 8.15 and 1.698 for Bill Ayers. By the career numbers, Ryan Madson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Ayers and Ryan Madson

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.31
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.02
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.19
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.63
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.5
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.96
55.96
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.77
30.77
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.94
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.15
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
3.48
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.15
8.15
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.86
6.86
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.315
0.315
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
27
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2609
27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.1
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869.2
9
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
11.72
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
830
8.59
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.72
11.72
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.59
8.59
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.78
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.85
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.78
1.78
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.57
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
2.59
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
5.6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
775
8.02
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.02
8.02
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.019
1.019
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.179
1.179
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.76
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.41
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.46
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.05
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
41.01
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3631
37.58
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.44
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
8.92
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.7
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.25
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.83
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.698
1.698
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.242
1.242
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
37.19
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3277
33.91
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.01
41.01
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.58
37.58

Fielding Stats for Bill Ayers and Ryan Madson

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
7.66
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.19
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2609
27
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869.2
9
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.43
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.07
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.52
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.5
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.64
98.64
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.769
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.06
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Ayers and Ryan Madson

Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
780
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
740
7655.17
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
600
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
506.9
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
42.58
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.81
8.37
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.625
0.625
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
45.94
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-7.3
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
21
217.24
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Ryan Madson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
72.41
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
Ryan Madson
Career
Per 600 PA