Doc Ayers vs. Darin Downs — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darin Downs
MillenialMichiganThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Darin Downs 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 4.76 and 1.401 for Darin Downs. 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 Darin Downs

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
272
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
8.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
8.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.34
8.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
38.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
33.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Darin Downs

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
9.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Darin Downs

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Darin Downs
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Darin Downs
Career
Per 600 PA