Doc Ayers vs. Rick Engle — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rick Engle
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Rick Engle 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 18 and 3.500 for Rick Engle. 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 Rick Engle

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.04
17.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
58.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.5
58.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Rick Engle

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Rick Engle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rick Engle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Rick Engle

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