Doc Ayers vs. Brad Lesley — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Lesley 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 3.86 and 1.313 for Brad Lesley. 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 Brad Lesley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
37.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
4.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.2
37.2

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Brad Lesley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Brad Lesley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA