Doc Ayers vs. Anthony Bender — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Anthony Bender
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMiami MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Anthony Bender 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 3.04 and 1.181 for Anthony Bender. 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 Anthony Bender

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
9.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
3.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
551
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
183.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
7.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.06
7.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
3.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
9.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
757
37.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.149
1.149
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
670
32.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.35
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.09
37.09

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Anthony Bender

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
9.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.156
0.156
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Anthony Bender

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
193
57900
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Anthony Bender
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Anthony Bender
Career
Per 600 PA