Doc Ayers vs. Tom Dukes — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Dukes
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Dukes 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 4.35 and 1.539 for Tom Dukes. 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 Tom Dukes

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.81
23.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
4.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
651
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
226
9.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.37
9.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.4
3.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
7.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
955
39.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
3.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
4.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
35.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Dukes

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
6.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
650
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Dukes

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
161
4390.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
572.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.296
0.296
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
12.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
81.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.097
0.097
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.44
-11.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
27.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tom Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
354.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
1.69
1.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tom Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA