Doc Ayers vs. John Ewing — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Ewing
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and John Ewing 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 3.68 and 1.420 for John Ewing. 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 John Ewing

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
1.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
1.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.69
45.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.8
93.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3176
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1058.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1113
9.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.46
9.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
390
3.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
4.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.46
4.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.864
0.864
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4714
40.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
715
6.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.42
1.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4275
36.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.07
40.07

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and John Ewing

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3285
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1095
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
1.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
2.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
2.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.36
92.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and John Ewing

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
133
168.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
451
600
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
474
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
454
574.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
87
110.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
96.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
6
7.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
11
13.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27.5
34.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
132.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
107
135.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.39
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
59.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
45.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
102.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26.94
34.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
22.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
94
118.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
5.04
5.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
22.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
John Ewing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
22.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
John Ewing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100