Doc Ayers vs. Brian Bowles — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Bowles
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Bowles 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 3.23 and 1.402 for Brian Bowles. 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 Brian Bowles

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
7.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
40.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
4.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
33.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Brian Bowles

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
7.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Brian Bowles

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Brian Bowles
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brian Bowles
Career
Per 600 PA