Doc Ayers vs. Joe Boever — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Boever
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Boever 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 3.93 and 1.543 for Joe Boever. 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 Boever

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.04
43.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
2263
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
754.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
751
8.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
343
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
541
6.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.45
6.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.172
1.172
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3301
39.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
3.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
4.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2867
34.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.38
39.38

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Boever

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
6.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2263
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
754.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
1.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
1.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Boever

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
18211.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
7.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.38
-13.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Boever
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Boever
Career
Per 600 PA