Doc Ayers vs. Frank Beck — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Beck
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightNorth AmericaBaltimore MonumentalsUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Beck 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 6.62 and 1.765 for Frank Beck. 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 Frank Beck

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.62
6.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
13.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.24
13.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.65
2.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.824
0.824
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.12
11.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.765
1.765
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
40.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Beck

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Beck

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
8
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.46
27.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.147
0.147
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.21
22.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Frank Beck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Frank Beck
Career
Per 600 PA