Doc Ayers vs. Joe Beggs — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Beggs
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Beggs 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 2.96 and 1.264 for Joe Beggs. 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 Beggs

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.83
57.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.23
17.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
2.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2081
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
693.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
688
8.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
189
2.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
2.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.529
0.529
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2895
37.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
3.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.264
1.264
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2702
35.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.56
37.56

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Beggs

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
238
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.916
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Beggs

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
238
649.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
220
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
198
540
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
33
90
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
81.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
6.89
18.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
36
98.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
41
111.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.015
0.015
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
11
30
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
68.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
5.64
15.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
21.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Beggs
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
130.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
4.58
4.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
38.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Beggs
Career
Per 600 PA