Doc Ayers vs. Matt Barnes — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Barnes
MillenialConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Barnes 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 4.21 and 1.379 for Matt Barnes. 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 Matt Barnes

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.38
52.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
218
4.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1399
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
466.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.11
8.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
586
11.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.31
11.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.716
1.716
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2021
39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
233
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1771
34.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Matt Barnes

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
9.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1399
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.15
98.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.114
0.114
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Matt Barnes

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
467
280200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Matt Barnes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Matt Barnes
Career
Per 600 PA