Doc Ayers vs. Bob Gamble — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Gamble
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Gamble 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 8 and 1.444 for Bob Gamble. 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 Gamble

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
40

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Gamble

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Gamble

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bob Gamble
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Gamble
Career
Per 600 PA