Doc Ayers vs. Bob Black — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Black
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysUnion AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Black 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 3.22 and 1.171 for Bob Black. 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 Bob Black

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.52
2.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
9.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
6.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.8
6.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.81
5.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.894
0.894
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
38.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
5.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
37.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.56
38.56

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Black

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
990
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.571
2.571
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Black

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
38
146.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
156
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
146
561.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.692
0.692
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
138.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
19
73.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.19
66.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
57
219.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
176.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.295
0.295
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.685
0.685
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.609
0.609
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
92.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.72
68.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
38.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bob Black
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Black
Career
Per 600 PA