Doc Ayers vs. Barret Browning — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Barret Browning
MillenialGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Barret Browning 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 5.12 and 1.293 for Barret Browning. 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 Barret Browning

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.38
8.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.12
5.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
39.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.293
1.293
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
33.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Barret Browning

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
10.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.091
0.091
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Barret Browning

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
13200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Barret Browning
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Barret Browning
Career
Per 600 PA