Doc Ayers vs. Roger Bowman — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roger Bowman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger 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 5.81 and 1.785 for Roger 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 Roger Bowman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
5.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
117.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
10.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.48
10.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.43
5.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.74
5.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.241
1.241
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
43.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
6.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.768
1.768
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
489
37.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.7
1.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.14
43.14

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Roger Bowman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
10.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
16.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Roger Bowman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
1363.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
21.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
136.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
25.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
190.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
3.14
3.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Roger Bowman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Roger Bowman
Career
Per 600 PA