Doc Ayers vs. George Davies — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
George Davies
Pre-GenerationalWisconsinThrows RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and George Davies 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 3.32 and 1.331 for George Davies. 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 Davies

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
1.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.3
91.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1107
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
369
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
8.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
3.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
4.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.794
0.794
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1602
39.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
5.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.331
1.331
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1466
35.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.07
39.07

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and George Davies

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
369
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
2.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
2.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
2.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.52
88.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.348
2.348
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
George Davies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and George Davies

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
46
175.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
157
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
142
542.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.518
0.518
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
103.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
87.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
4
15.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.27
35.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
118.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
160.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.486
0.486
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.409
0.409
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
49.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
42.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
91.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.95
38.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
57.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
99.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
6.04
6.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
George Davies
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
George Davies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100