Doc Ayers vs. Bert Conn — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Conn 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 7.77 and 2.466 for Bert Conn. 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 Bert Conn

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
7.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.77
7.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.79
10.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.378
0.378
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
15.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.53
15.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
6.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.66
6.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.945
0.945
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
49.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
14.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.05
14.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.466
2.466
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
41.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.6
7.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.93
49.93

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bert Conn

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bert Conn

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
12
232.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
580.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
58.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.39
65.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
232.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.69
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.591
0.591
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
135.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
38.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
174.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.7
71.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bert Conn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
116.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
5.17
5.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bert Conn
Career
Per 600 PA