Doc Ayers vs. Bob Clark — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Clark
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Clark 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 5.44 and 1.968 for Bob Clark. 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 Clark

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.13
8.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.402
0.402
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
154
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
14.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.38
14.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.565
0.565
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
39.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
6.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.968
1.968
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
35.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.45
39.45

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Clark

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Clark

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
738.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.28
12.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
3.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bob Clark
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Clark
Career
Per 600 PA