Doc Ayers vs. Billy Crowell — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Billy Crowell
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland BluesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Crowell 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 5.15 and 1.767 for Billy Crowell. 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 Billy Crowell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
1.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
1.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.69
29.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
314
5.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1647
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
549
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
765
12.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.54
12.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
205
3.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
138
2.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.26
2.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.625
0.625
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2590
42.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
512
8.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.767
1.767
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2355
38.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.34
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.46
42.46

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Billy Crowell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1653
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
1.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.04
93.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.646
1.646
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Billy Crowell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
64
165.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
232
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
217
561.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
27
69.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
24
62.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
7.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
6.84
17.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
30
77.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
42
108.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.181
0.181
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.014
0.014
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.116
0.116
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.274
0.274
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
51.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
23.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.32
6.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
36.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
67
173.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
3.46
3.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Billy Crowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
18.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Billy Crowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100