Doc Ayers vs. Mark Clear — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Clear
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Clear 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 3.85 and 1.583 for Mark Clear. 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 Mark Clear

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.17
59.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344
3.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
2413
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
804.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
7.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.54
7.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
554
6.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.67
1.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3614
40.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
3.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
4.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
2950
33.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.44
40.44

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mark Clear

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2413
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
804.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.75
92.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mark Clear

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
481
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mark Clear
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mark Clear
Career
Per 600 PA