Doc Ayers vs. Harry Dean — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Dean
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Dean 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 4.5 and 2.500 for Harry Dean. 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 Harry Dean

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.51
9.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Harry Dean

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Harry Dean
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Dean
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Harry Dean

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