Doc Ayers vs. Red Cox — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lost GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Red 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 5.4 and 2.400 for Red 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 Red Cox

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
16.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
16.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
48.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.391
0.391
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.6
48.6

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Red Cox

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Red Cox

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Red Cox
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Red Cox
Career
Per 600 PA