Doc Ayers vs. Frank Linzy — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Linzy
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Linzy 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 2.85 and 1.431 for Frank Linzy. 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 Frank Linzy

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.1
52.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
2.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2450
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
816.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
790
8.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
3.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
97
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
3.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.784
0.784
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3454
38.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
3.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
3.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3124
34.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.06
38.06

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Linzy

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
516
5.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2450
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
816.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
3.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
3.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.96
96.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.556
0.556
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Linzy

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516
2227.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
139
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
121
522.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
18
77.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
16
69.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.34
18.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
23
99.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
94.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
21.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
30.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.49
10.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Frank Linzy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
181.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.31
3.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
60.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Frank Linzy
Career
Per 600 PA