Doc Ayers vs. Mike Lincoln — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Lincoln
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Lincoln 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 5.33 and 1.541 for Mike Lincoln. 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 Mike Lincoln

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
6.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.17
36.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.22
7.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
5.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
1129
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
376.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
420
10.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.04
10.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
3.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
5.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.64
5.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1669
39.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
236
5.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.512
1.512
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1471
35.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.91
39.91

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Lincoln

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
6.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1129
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
2.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.45
95.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.319
0.319
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.22
7.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Lincoln

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PAverified
263
9862.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.87
-32.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike Lincoln
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Lincoln
Career
Per 600 PA