Doc Ayers vs. Ron Davis — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Davis
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron 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 4.05 and 1.461 for Ron 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 Ron Davis

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
336
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
746.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
735
8.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.86
8.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
300
3.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
7.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.201
1.201
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3217
38.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
4.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
361
4.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2826
34.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.78
38.78

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ron Davis

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
481
5.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
746.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
1.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ron Davis

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
48100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.64
-64.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ron Davis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ron Davis
Career
Per 600 PA