Doc Ayers vs. Ryan Braun — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Braun
Gen XCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Braun 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 6.66 and 1.700 for Ryan Braun. 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 Ryan Braun

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.65
5.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
10.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
5.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
41.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
7.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
35.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.22
41.22

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ryan Braun

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
6.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Ryan Braun
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.89
88.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Braun
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ryan Braun

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