Doc Ayers vs. John Foley — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Foley
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and John Foley 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 4.5 and 1.375 for John Foley. 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 Foley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and John Foley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and John Foley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA