Doc Ayers vs. Frank Brooks — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Brooks
Gen XNew YorkThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Brooks 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 4.58 and 1.415 for Frank Brooks. 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 Frank Brooks

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.33
8.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.13
7.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.55
2.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
4.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.528
1.528
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
37.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
5.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.302
1.302
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
33.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Brooks

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Brooks

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Frank Brooks
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Frank Brooks
Career
Per 600 PA