Doc Ayers vs. Bill Connors — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Connors
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Connors 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 7.53 and 1.628 for Bill Connors. 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 Connors

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.26
10.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
42.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.53
7.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.581
1.581
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
37.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.07
42.07

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Connors

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
5.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Connors

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
3120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.57
188.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.463
0.463
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.27
152.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bill Connors
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bill Connors
Career
Per 600 PA