Doc Ayers vs. Bill Cox — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Cox
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Cox 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 6.56 and 1.817 for Bill Cox. 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 Cox

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
6.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
350
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
116.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
10.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.65
10.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
5.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
3.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
550
42.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
7.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.817
1.817
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
476
36.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Cox

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Cox

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1177.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
27
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
25
555.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
11.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
4
88.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
22.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
2
44.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.47
-10.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
22.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bill Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bill Cox
Career
Per 600 PA