Doc Ayers vs. John Kirby — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Kirby
Pre-GenerationalMissouriThrows RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis MaroonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and John Kirby 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 4.09 and 1.469 for John Kirby. 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 John Kirby

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
26.47
26.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
278
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1834
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
611.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
640
9.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.42
9.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
3.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
2.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.94
2.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.749
0.749
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2720
40.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
6.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.64
6.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2457
36.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.04
40.04

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and John Kirby

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1908
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
636
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
2.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.8
85.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.768
1.768
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and John Kirby

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
76
174.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
261
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
256
588.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.266
0.266
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
27
62.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
21
48.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
6
13.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Kirby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
4.41
10.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
35
80.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
32
73.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.259
0.259
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
39.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
7
16.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
24
55.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.99
-11.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
81
186.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
3.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
John Kirby
Career
Per 600 PA