Doc Ayers vs. Harry Betts — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Betts
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Betts 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 8.03 and 1.622 for Harry Betts. 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 Harry Betts

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
8.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.76
8.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.811
0.811
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
40.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
8.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.03
8.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.622
1.622
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
32.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Harry Betts

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Harry Betts

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
2
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.4
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Harry Betts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Harry Betts
Career
Per 600 PA