Doc Ayers vs. Wes Benjamin — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Benjamin
MillenialIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Wes Benjamin 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 6.8 and 1.711 for Wes Benjamin. 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 Wes Benjamin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.422
1.422
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.711
1.711
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Wes Benjamin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.095
0.095
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Wes Benjamin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Wes Benjamin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Wes Benjamin
Career
Per 600 PA