Doc Ayers vs. Sam Demel — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam Demel
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Sam Demel 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 4.95 and 1.649 for Sam Demel. 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 Sam Demel

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
63.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
10.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.6
10.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
6.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.162
1.162
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
40.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.586
1.586
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
36.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Sam Demel

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
10.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Sam Demel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam Demel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Sam Demel

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