Doc Ayers vs. Bob Botz — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Botz
Silent GenerationWisconsinThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Botz 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 3.43 and 1.302 for Bob Botz. 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 Botz

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
10.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
38.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.302
1.302
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
36.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.29
38.29

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Botz

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Botz

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
2100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.9
-54.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Botz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
180
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Botz
Career
Per 600 PA