Doc Ayers vs. Bob File — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob File
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob File 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 4.2 and 1.464 for Bob File. 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 Bob File

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
334
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
111.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
8.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.89
8.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
3.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
4.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.45
4.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
473
38.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.374
1.374
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
412
33.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.24
38.24

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob File

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
7.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
2.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
2.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.326
0.326
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob File
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob File

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
53400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob File
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob File
Career
Per 600 PA