Doc Ayers vs. Bert Lewis — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bert Lewis
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bert Lewis 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 6 and 1.667 for Bert Lewis. 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 Bert Lewis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
11.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
41.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bert Lewis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bert Lewis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
1440
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-65.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bert Lewis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bert Lewis
Career
Per 600 PA