Doc Ayers vs. Bob Davidson — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Davidson
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Davidson 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 18 and 2.000 for Bob Davidson. 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 Bob Davidson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.27
14.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Davidson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bob Davidson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davidson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Davidson

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