Doc Ayers vs. Ray Lamb — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ray Lamb
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ray Lamb 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 3.54 and 1.458 for Ray Lamb. 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 Ray Lamb

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.51
46.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.13
20.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
3.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1272
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
424
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
417
8.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
3.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
5.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.48
5.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.019
1.019
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1822
38.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.394
1.394
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1606
34.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.19
1.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.67
38.67

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ray Lamb

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
3.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1272
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
424
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.29
94.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.429
0.429
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20.13
20.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ray Lamb

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
154
1140.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
81
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
69
511.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
3.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
4
29.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
11
81.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.44
-18.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
51.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
222.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
2.7
2.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ray Lamb
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ray Lamb
Career
Per 600 PA