Doc Ayers vs. Brian Bruney — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Bruney
MillenialOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Bruney 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 4.68 and 1.675 for Brian Bruney. 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 Brian Bruney

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
9.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.29
61.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
4.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
779
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
259.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
8.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
6.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
252
8.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.73
8.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.691
1.691
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1186
41.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
142
4.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
962
33.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.11
41.11

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Brian Bruney

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
273
9.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
779
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.89
91.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Brian Bruney

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
273
163800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Brian Bruney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brian Bruney
Career
Per 600 PA