Doc Ayers vs. Bill Bishop — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Bishop
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Bishop 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 9.96 and 2.277 for Bill Bishop. 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 Bill Bishop

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
9.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.86
7.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
141
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
13.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.02
13.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.021
1.021
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
2.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
49.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
13.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.98
13.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.277
2.277
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
41.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.98
49.98

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Bishop

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.54
61.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Bishop

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
7
221.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
17
536.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
6.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
1
31.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
3
94.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.41
-13.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
94.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.33
6.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Bishop
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bill Bishop
Career
Per 600 PA