Doc Ayers vs. Bob Lacey — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Lacey
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Lacey 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 3.67 and 1.429 for Bob Lacey. 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 Lacey

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
5.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.82
40.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
3.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1352
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
450.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464
9.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
2.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
5.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.865
0.865
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1917
38.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
2.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.338
1.338
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
34.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.28
38.28

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Lacey

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
5.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1352
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
450.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
2.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
2.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.16
95.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.416
0.416
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Lacey

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
284
28400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
80.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Lacey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Lacey
Career
Per 600 PA