Doc Ayers vs. Frank Diven — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Diven
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Diven 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 7.36 and 1.455 for Frank Diven. 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 Frank Diven

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
7.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
40.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
12.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.27
12.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.455
1.455
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
40.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.5
7.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Diven

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Diven

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
14.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
8.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Frank Diven
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Frank Diven
Career
Per 600 PA