Doc Ayers vs. Bill Bell — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Bell
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bell 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 4.32 and 1.800 for Bill Bell. 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 Bill Bell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
4.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.38
7.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
8.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.64
8.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
7.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
43.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
36.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.74
43.74

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Bell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Bell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
750
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bill Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bill Bell
Career
Per 600 PA