Doc Ayers vs. Dick Egan — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Egan
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Egan 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 5.15 and 1.549 for Dick Egan. 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 Dick Egan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
5.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
304
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
101.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
9.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
6.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.04
6.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.076
1.076
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
460
40.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.48
1.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
36.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.86
40.86

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dick Egan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
6.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.21
86.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.338
0.338
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dick Egan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
74
8880
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dick Egan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dick Egan
Career
Per 600 PA