Doc Ayers vs. Dick Conway — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Conway
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Conway 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 4.78 and 1.537 for Dick Conway. 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 Dick Conway

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1056
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
404
10.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
3.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
3.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.95
2.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.733
0.733
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1598
40.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
7.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.537
1.537
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1447
37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.295
0.295
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dick Conway

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1518
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
2.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.28
88.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.915
1.915
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dick Conway

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
58
154.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
225
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
204
544
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
125.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
106.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.24
51.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
146.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
68
181.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.572
0.572
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
37.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
109.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.58
57.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
53.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
58.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.23
10.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.91
0.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dick Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Dick Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100