Doc Ayers vs. Bob Kaiser — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Kaiser
Baby BoomersOhioThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Kaiser 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 4.5 and 1.833 for Bob Kaiser. 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 Bob Kaiser

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
43.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.5
43.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Kaiser

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Kaiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Kaiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Kaiser

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