Doc Ayers vs. Vern Curtis — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Vern Curtis
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Vern Curtis 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 5.7 and 1.633 for Vern Curtis. 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 Vern Curtis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
41.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
5.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.633
1.633
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
35.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Vern Curtis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.563
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Vern Curtis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
2400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.43
-64.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Vern Curtis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
450
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.33
1.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Vern Curtis
Career
Per 600 PA