Doc Ayers vs. Heath Bell — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Heath Bell
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Heath 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 3.49 and 1.303 for Heath 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 Heath Bell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.29
54.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
2.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
3.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1886
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
628.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
8.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
3.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
9.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.12
9.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.354
1.354
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2635
37.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
3.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.269
1.269
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2367
33.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.72
37.72

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Heath Bell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
590
8.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1886
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
628.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
1.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
1.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.19
99.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Heath Bell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
590
50571.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.59
-50.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Heath Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Heath Bell
Career
Per 600 PA