Doc Ayers vs. Herb Harris — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herb Harris
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb Harris 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 10.29 and 2.714 for Herb Harris. 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 Herb Harris

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.97
11.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
6.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.43
6.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.714
0.714
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
50.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.714
2.714
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
42.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.424
0.424
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.14
50.14

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Herb Harris

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Herb Harris

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
2400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Herb Harris
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Herb Harris
Career
Per 600 PA