Doc Ayers vs. John Buckley — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Buckley
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBuffalo BisonsPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and John Buckley 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 7.68 and 1.912 for John Buckley. 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 John Buckley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
7.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.68
7.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.26
7.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
12.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.97
12.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
0.588
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
44.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
8.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.47
8.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.912
1.912
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.21
44.21

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and John Buckley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
3.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and John Buckley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
15
529.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
70.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
35.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.98
-34.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
70.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
352.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.7
1.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
John Buckley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
John Buckley
Career
Per 600 PA