Doc Ayers vs. Babe Birrer — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Babe Birrer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Babe Birrer 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 4.36 and 1.446 for Babe Birrer. 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 Babe Birrer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
359
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
119.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
9.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
2.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
38.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
480
36.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.96
38.96

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Babe Birrer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.36
5.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Babe Birrer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
1120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
30
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
27
540
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.883
0.883
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
80
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.79
95.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.889
0.889
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.296
0.296
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.857
0.857
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
140
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.57
91.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
60
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Babe Birrer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
20
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Babe Birrer
Career
Per 600 PA