Doc Ayers vs. Mike Budnick — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Budnick
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Budnick 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 4.04 and 1.485 for Mike Budnick. 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 Mike Budnick

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.05
19.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
301
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
100.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
8.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.997
0.997
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
442
39.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
5.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.485
1.485
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
34.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.65
39.65

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Budnick

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Budnick

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
969.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
24
553.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.808
0.808
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
161.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.82
88.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
253.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
207.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.346
0.346
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.458
0.458
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.805
0.805
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.765
0.765
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.1
94.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.67
8.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Budnick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Budnick
Career
Per 600 PA