Doc Ayers vs. Rick DeHart — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick DeHart 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 6.14 and 1.889 for Rick DeHart. 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 Rick DeHart

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
189
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
11.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
6.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.222
1.222
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
42.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
7.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.794
1.794
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
37.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.71
42.71

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Rick DeHart

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
3.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.393
0.393
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Rick DeHart

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
11200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rick DeHart
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Rick DeHart
Career
Per 600 PA