Doc Ayers vs. Bill Husted — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalNew JerseyNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsPlayers' LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Husted 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 4.88 and 1.667 for Bill Husted. 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 Bill Husted

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
4.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
387
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
10.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
4.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
2.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.3
2.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.83
1.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.775
0.775
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
42.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
7.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.33
7.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
37.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.49
42.49

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Husted

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
387
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Husted

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
18
183.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
59
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
569.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.295
0.295
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
1.05
10.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
6
61.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
9
91.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
50.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
101.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.49
-4.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
30.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
91.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.56
6.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Bill Husted
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Bill Husted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100