Doc Ayers vs. Scott Linebrink — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Linebrink
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Linebrink 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 3.51 and 1.358 for Scott Linebrink. 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 Scott Linebrink

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
8.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.53
57.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
3.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
8.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
3.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2778
38.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2483
34.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Scott Linebrink

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
8.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1970
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
1.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.4
91.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Scott Linebrink

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
18210
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
18
540
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
31.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
32.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA