Doc Ayers vs. Brandon Dickson — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Brandon Dickson 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 5.94 and 1.740 for Brandon Dickson. 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 Brandon Dickson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
12.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.96
12.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.56
7.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
41.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.02
7.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
38.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.365
0.365
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Brandon Dickson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
5.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Brandon Dickson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
1200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
204.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
1.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.72
206.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Brandon Dickson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brandon Dickson
Career
Per 600 PA