Doc Ayers vs. Rick Bauer — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick Bauer
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Bauer 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 4.51 and 1.420 for Rick Bauer. 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 Rick Bauer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
159
4.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
322
9.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.14
9.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
3.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
5.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1362
38.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
5.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
1.398
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1210
34.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Rick Bauer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
5.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.36
96.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.35
5.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Rick Bauer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
187
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Rick Bauer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Rick Bauer
Career
Per 600 PA