Doc Ayers vs. Lucas Erceg — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lucas Erceg
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Lucas Erceg 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 3.54 and 1.292 for Lucas Erceg. 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 Lucas Erceg

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
8.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
3.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
534
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
7.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
3.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
9.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.449
1.449
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
753
38.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
3.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.258
1.258
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
33.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Lucas Erceg

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
8.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.85
84.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.163
0.163
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Lucas Erceg

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
172
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Lucas Erceg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lucas Erceg
Career
Per 600 PA