Doc Ayers vs. Rube Dessau — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Dessau
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Rube Dessau 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 6.53 and 1.962 for Rube Dessau. 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 Rube Dessau

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
6.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.53
6.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
60.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.87
11.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
3.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.055
1.055
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
41.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
8.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.75
8.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.962
1.962
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
35.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.84
41.84

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Rube Dessau

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
3.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.571
0.571
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Rube Dessau

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
547.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
19
495.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.326
0.326
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-7.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
182.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rube Dessau
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Rube Dessau
Career
Per 600 PA