Doc Ayers vs. Bob Davis — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Davis
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Davis 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 5.71 and 1.762 for Bob Davis. 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 Davis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
5.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
10.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
7.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.72
1.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
41.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.746
1.746
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
36.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.57
41.57

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Davis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
4.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.724
0.724
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.79
13.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Davis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
1581.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
8.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
3.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bob Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Davis
Career
Per 600 PA