Doc Ayers vs. Shawn Barton — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shawn Barton
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Shawn Barton 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 4.71 and 1.477 for Shawn Barton. 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 Shawn Barton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
10.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
9.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.02
4.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.862
0.862
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
38.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.431
1.431
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
33.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Shawn Barton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
10.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Shawn Barton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
73
43800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
18.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Shawn Barton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Shawn Barton
Career
Per 600 PA