Doc Ayers vs. Ham Iburg — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ham Iburg
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ham Iburg 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 3.89 and 1.475 for Ham Iburg. 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 Ham Iburg

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
1.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.93
37.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.67
96.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
102
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
708
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
10.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.91
10.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.03
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
4.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.53
3.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.712
0.712
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1030
39.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.38
5.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.475
1.475
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
957
36.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ham Iburg

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
708
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
2.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.37
94.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.233
2.233
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ham Iburg

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
31
206.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
90
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
87
580
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
12
80
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
11
73.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
2.28
15.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
13
86.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
15
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.227
0.227
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
26.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
2.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
253.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
2.37
2.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Ham Iburg
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Ham Iburg
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100