Doc Ayers vs. Mike Beard — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Beard
Baby BoomersArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Beard 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 3.74 and 1.534 for Mike Beard. 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 Mike Beard

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.76
9.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.746
0.746
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
526
40.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.466
1.466
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
34.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Beard

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
5.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.419
0.419
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Beard

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
3700
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
9.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.282
0.282
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.02
-1.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike Beard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Beard
Career
Per 600 PA