Doc Ayers vs. Bob Locker — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Locker
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Locker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Locker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.266 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Bob Locker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Locker

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
5.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.38
59.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
7.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
2.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
5.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.949
0.949
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3643
37.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
2.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3313
33.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.3
37.3

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Locker

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
5.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2637
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
879
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.82
94.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.509
0.509
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Locker

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
3291.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
105
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
95
542.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
7.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
7
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
15
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.64
-15.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
40
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
348.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100