Doc Ayers vs. Don Dennis — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Dennis
Silent GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Dennis 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 3.69 and 1.517 for Don Dennis. 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 Don Dennis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
6.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.55
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
344
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
114.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
9.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
2.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
4.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.759
0.759
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
38.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
35.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.15
38.15

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Don Dennis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
6.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
3.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.08
98.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.646
0.646
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.27
1.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Don Dennis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
2788.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
16.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.353
0.353
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
11.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Don Dennis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Don Dennis
Career
Per 600 PA