Doc Ayers vs. Juan Cruz — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Juan Cruz
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Juan Cruz 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 4.05 and 1.435 for Juan Cruz. 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 Juan Cruz

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
6.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.35
51.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1965
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
655
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
7.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
4.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
659
9.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.534
1.534
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2858
39.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.408
1.408
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2409
33.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Juan Cruz

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
6.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1965
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.51
91.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Juan Cruz

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
3333.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
70
518.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.395
0.395
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
8
59.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
44.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.64
12.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
11
81.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
12
88.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.319
0.319
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.043
0.043
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.37
-2.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
29.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Juan Cruz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
207.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2.89
2.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
2
14.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Juan Cruz
Career
Per 600 PA