Doc Ayers vs. Gary Lance — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Lance
Baby BoomersSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Lance 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 2.000 for Gary Lance. 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 Gary Lance

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Gary Lance

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Gary Lance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Lance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Gary Lance

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