Doc Ayers vs. Brian Keyser — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brian Keyser
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Brian Keyser 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 4.97 and 1.684 for Brian Keyser. 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 Brian Keyser

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.61
19.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
456
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
152
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
192
11.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
3.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.26
3.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
3.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.31
1.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.803
0.803
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
679
40.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
611
36.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.2
40.2

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Brian Keyser

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
3.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.941
0.941
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.61
19.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Brian Keyser

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Brian Keyser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brian Keyser
Career
Per 600 PA