Doc Ayers vs. Don Bessent — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Bessent
Silent GenerationFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Bessent 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 3.33 and 1.398 for Don Bessent. 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 Don Bessent

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
3.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
633
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
8.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
3.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
5.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.03
5.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.976
0.976
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
890
37.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
3.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.346
1.346
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
801
34.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.96
37.96

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Don Bessent

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
4.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.62
97.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Don Bessent

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
1296
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
50
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
44
528
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
3.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
5
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.078
0.078
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
4
48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.64
-19.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
168
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
3.57
3.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
60
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Bessent
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
2
24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Don Bessent
Career
Per 600 PA