Doc Ayers vs. Wes Flowers — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wes Flowers
Greatest GenerationArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Wes Flowers 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 5.4 and 1.878 for Wes Flowers. 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 Wes Flowers

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.19
7.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.23
6.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
5.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.58
2.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.887
0.887
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
44.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
6.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.878
1.878
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
38.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.37
44.37

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Wes Flowers

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Wes Flowers

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
840
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.48
88.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
240
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
113.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Wes Flowers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Wes Flowers
Career
Per 600 PA