Doc Ayers vs. Gary Dotter — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Dotter
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Dotter 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 5.11 and 1.378 for Gary Dotter. 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 Gary Dotter

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.192
0.192
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
6.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.57
6.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
7.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.3
7.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
39.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.84
5.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
34.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.14
1.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.41
39.41

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Gary Dotter

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Gary Dotter

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Gary Dotter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Gary Dotter
Career
Per 600 PA