Doc Ayers vs. Bill Dawley — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Dawley
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Dawley 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 3.42 and 1.319 for Bill Dawley. 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 Bill Dawley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.37
47.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
179
3.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1412
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
470.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
8.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.03
8.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
3.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
5.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1952
37.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.245
1.245
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1727
33.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Dawley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
5.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1412
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
470.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.7
96.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Dawley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
275
3437.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
48
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
42
525
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.573
0.573
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
38.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
137.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.262
0.262
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
112.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.59
44.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
137.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
4.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Dawley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bill Dawley
Career
Per 600 PA