Doc Ayers vs. Matthew Bowman — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matthew Bowman
MillenialMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Matthew Bowman 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 4.38 and 1.350 for Matthew Bowman. 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 Matthew Bowman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
4.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
722
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
240.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
8.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
7.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.151
1.151
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1040
38.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
4.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.301
1.301
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
34.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.89
38.89

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Matthew Bowman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
8.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
722
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
240.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
2.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.316
0.316
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.43
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Matthew Bowman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
232
27840
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.25
-29.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Matthew Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Matthew Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA