Doc Ayers vs. Arnold Earley — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Arnold Earley
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Arnold Earley 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 4.48 and 1.584 for Arnold Earley. 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 Arnold Earley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
4.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
9.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
4.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
7.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.296
1.296
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1735
40.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
2.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
240
5.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.66
5.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
36.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.95
40.95

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Arnold Earley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
223
5.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1144
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
381.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.66
88.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.386
0.386
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Arnold Earley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
223
2306.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
51
527.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
6
62.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.14
22.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
10
103.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
124.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.196
0.196
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
5
51.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
14.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
41.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
289.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2.07
2.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Arnold Earley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Arnold Earley
Career
Per 600 PA