Doc Ayers vs. Nate Bland — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nate Bland
Gen XAlabamaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Nate Bland 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 5.75 and 1.770 for Nate Bland. 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 Nate Bland

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.85
5.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
9.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.74
9.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
7.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.475
1.475
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
42.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.672
1.672
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
34.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Nate Bland

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Nate Bland

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Nate Bland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Nate Bland
Career
Per 600 PA