Doc Ayers vs. George Darby — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
George Darby
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and George Darby 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 7.76 and 2.034 for George Darby. 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 George Darby

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.76
7.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.56
7.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
12.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.72
12.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
5.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.828
0.828
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
45.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
9.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.035
2.035
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
39.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.93
45.93

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and George Darby

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Darby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and George Darby

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
218.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.13
61.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
163.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
218.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.664
0.664
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.571
0.571
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.47
80.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
George Darby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
George Darby
Career
Per 600 PA