Doc Ayers vs. Harry Imlay — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Imlay
Lost GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Imlay 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 7.24 and 1.902 for Harry Imlay. 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 Harry Imlay

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
5.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
12.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.51
12.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
4.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.61
4.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.024
1.024
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
41.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
8.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.902
1.902
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
36.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.49
41.49

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Harry Imlay

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Harry Imlay

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
1800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-62.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Harry Imlay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Harry Imlay
Career
Per 600 PA