Doc Ayers vs. Bob Buchanan — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Buchanan
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Buchanan 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 9.78 and 2.328 for Bob Buchanan. 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 Bob Buchanan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
13.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.97
13.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
5.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.931
0.931
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
44.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
9.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.172
2.172
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
38.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.22
44.22

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Buchanan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Buchanan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
9600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bob Buchanan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Buchanan
Career
Per 600 PA