Doc Ayers vs. Mark Brown — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Brown
Baby BoomersVermontThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Brown 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 1.474 for Mark Brown. 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 Mark Brown

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
10.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.01
10.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
3.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
38.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
5.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.474
1.474
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
34.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mark Brown

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mark Brown

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mark Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mark Brown
Career
Per 600 PA