Doc Ayers vs. Tim Birtsas — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Birtsas
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Birtsas 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 4.08 and 1.564 for Tim Birtsas. 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 Tim Birtsas

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
986
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
328.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
8.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
170
4.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
6.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.33
6.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1452
39.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
168
4.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1245
34.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.76
39.76

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tim Birtsas

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
3.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
986
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.74
21.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tim Birtsas

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
138
3942.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
18
514.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.381
0.381
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-10.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Tim Birtsas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tim Birtsas
Career
Per 600 PA