Doc Ayers vs. Scott Cary — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Cary
Greatest GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Cary 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 5.93 and 1.701 for Scott Cary. 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 Scott Cary

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
3.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
5.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
54.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
12.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.02
12.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
3.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.29
3.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
4.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.823
0.823
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
42.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
6.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.26
6.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.701
1.701
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
39.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.64
42.64

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Scott Cary

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Scott Cary

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
862.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.277
0.277
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.109
0.109
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-11.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Scott Cary
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Scott Cary
Career
Per 600 PA