Doc Ayers vs. Brandon Cunniff — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brandon Cunniff
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Cunniff 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 4.5 and 1.442 for Brandon Cunniff. 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 Brandon Cunniff

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.84
3.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
7.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
7.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
9.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.17
9.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.615
1.615
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
225
38.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
5.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.385
1.385
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
32.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Brandon Cunniff

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
9.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Brandon Cunniff

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Brandon Cunniff
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brandon Cunniff
Career
Per 600 PA