Doc Ayers vs. Cedrick Bowers — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cedrick Bowers
Gen XFloridaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Cedrick Bowers 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 7.4 and 1.694 for Cedrick Bowers. 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 Cedrick Bowers

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
7.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
10.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
10.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.02
10.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.645
1.645
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
41.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
8.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.27
8.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
35.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.37
41.37

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Cedrick Bowers

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
8.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.158
0.158
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Cedrick Bowers

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
11400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Cedrick Bowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Cedrick Bowers
Career
Per 600 PA