Doc Ayers vs. Steve Farr — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Farr
Baby BoomersMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Farr 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 3.25 and 1.373 for Steve Farr. 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 Steve Farr

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
3.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2473
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
824.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
8.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
334
3.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668
7.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.29
7.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.216
1.216
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3487
38.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
3.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.316
1.316
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3074
33.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.64
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Steve Farr

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
509
5.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2473
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
824.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
1.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.58
94.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Steve Farr

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
509
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Steve Farr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Steve Farr
Career
Per 600 PA