Doc Ayers vs. Bill Clemensen — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Clemensen
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Clemensen 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 5.57 and 1.571 for Bill Clemensen. 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 Bill Clemensen

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
5.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
8.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.095
1.095
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
41.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
6.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.571
1.571
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
34.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.07
2.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.14
41.14

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Clemensen

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.067
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Clemensen

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
900
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
35.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
28.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bill Clemensen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bill Clemensen
Career
Per 600 PA