Doc Ayers vs. Belve Bean — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Belve Bean
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Belve Bean 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 5.32 and 1.634 for Belve Bean. 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 Belve Bean

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.11
61.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
5.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
705
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
235
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
288
11.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.03
11.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
3.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
3.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.787
0.787
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1050
40.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
6.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.13
6.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.634
1.634
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
949
36.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.21
40.21

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Belve Bean

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.709
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Belve Bean

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
670.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
77
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
561.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.688
0.688
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
148.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
101.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
38.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.27
64.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
210.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
179.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.585
0.585
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
46.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
124.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.78
68.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
132.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
4.53
4.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Belve Bean
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Belve Bean
Career
Per 600 PA