Doc Ayers vs. Frank Bork — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Bork
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Bork 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 4.07 and 1.548 for Frank Bork. 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 Frank Bork

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
7.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.06
6.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.03
5.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
10.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.64
6.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
39.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
37.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Bork

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
7.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Bork

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
2828.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
34.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
257.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.53
45.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Frank Bork
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Frank Bork
Career
Per 600 PA