Doc Ayers vs. Tom Baker — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Baker
Silent GenerationWashingtonThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Baker 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 3 and 1.500 for Tom Baker. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Baker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
40.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
36.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Baker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Baker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
2000
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tom Baker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tom Baker
Career
Per 600 PA