Doc Ayers vs. Joe Beckwith — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Beckwith
Baby BoomersAlabamaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beckwith 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 3.54 and 1.450 for Joe Beckwith. 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 Joe Beckwith

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.65
48.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1266
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
422
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.21
9.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
3.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
6.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1823
38.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
4.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.379
1.379
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1625
34.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.88
38.88

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Beckwith

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.41
93.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.371
0.371
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Beckwith

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
6245.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
19
518.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
2.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.95
-25.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Beckwith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
272.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
2.2
2.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Beckwith
Career
Per 600 PA