Doc Ayers vs. Joe Grzenda — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Grzenda
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Grzenda 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 and 1.562 for Joe Grzenda. 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 Joe Grzenda

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.85
51.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
9.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.44
9.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
1.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
5.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.951
0.951
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1329
38.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
4.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.438
1.438
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1182
34.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Grzenda

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
6.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
924
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.329
0.329
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.37
1.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Grzenda

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
219
3864.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
34
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
30
529.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
4.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
4
70.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
2
35.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-20.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Grzenda
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
335.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
1.79
1.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
35.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Grzenda
Career
Per 600 PA