Doc Ayers vs. Joe Bitker — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Bitker
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Bitker 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 4.73 and 1.500 for Joe Bitker. 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 Joe Bitker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
8.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
8.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.1
8.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
39.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.388
1.388
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
35.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.83
39.83

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Bitker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
5.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Bitker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Joe Bitker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Bitker
Career
Per 600 PA