Doc Ayers vs. Danny Clay — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Danny Clay
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Danny Clay 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 6 and 2.083 for Danny Clay. 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 Danny Clay

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
10.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.375
1.375
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
42.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
33.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Danny Clay

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
6.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Danny Clay

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
3400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.19
-38.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Danny Clay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Danny Clay
Career
Per 600 PA