Doc Ayers vs. Herman Bell — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herman Bell
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Herman 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 3.69 and 1.336 for Herman 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 Herman Bell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.48
48.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.27
21.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
3.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1990
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
663.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
743
10.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
1.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.94
1.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
2.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.504
0.504
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
38.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
340
4.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.336
1.336
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2673
36.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.42
38.42

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Herman Bell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.701
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Herman Bell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
663
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
200
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
178
534
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.81
8.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
17
51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
32
96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.099
0.099
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
18
54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-6.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
201
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.99
2.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Herman Bell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Herman Bell
Career
Per 600 PA