Doc Ayers vs. Mark Baldwin — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Baldwin
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Baldwin 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 3.37 and 1.428 for Mark Baldwin. 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 Mark Baldwin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
1.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.28
48.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.8
94.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
295
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050
3.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8407
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2802.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2695
8.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.66
8.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1307
4.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1349
4.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.948
0.948
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12470
40.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1816
5.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11040
35.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.05
40.05

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mark Baldwin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
1.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8559
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2853
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
547
1.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
810
2.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
730
2.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.12
90.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.051
2.051
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mark Baldwin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
348
168.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1238
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1155
559.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.487
0.487
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
188
91.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
139
67.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
10.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
4.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
23.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.261
0.261
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.75
34.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
133.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
131.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
52.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
51.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
205
99.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59.39
28.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
82
39.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
368
178.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mark Baldwin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
8.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Mark Baldwin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100