Doc Ayers vs. Bob Lee — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Lee
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Lee as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Lee posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.285 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Bob Lee had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Lee

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.08
52.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
2.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1478
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
492.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
7.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.34
7.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
5.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2044
37.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
2.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
3.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.214
1.214
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1843
33.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.34
37.34

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Lee

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
4.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1476
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.12
95.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Lee

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
269
2043.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
67
508.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.399
0.399
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
6
45.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
17.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
12
91.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.316
0.316
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.112
0.112
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
1.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Lee
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
318.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
1.88
1.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
53.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Lee
Career
Per 600 PA