Doc Ayers vs. Tom Lovett — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Lovett
Pre-GenerationalRhode IslandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Lovett 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 3.94 and 1.367 for Tom Lovett. 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 Tom Lovett

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
1.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
1.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59.86
59.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.98
91.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
0.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
571
3.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3916
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1305.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1341
9.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.25
9.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
3.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
439
3.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.677
0.677
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5725
39.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
840
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5222
36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.47
39.47

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Lovett

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4020
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1340
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
232
1.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
2.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
2.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.09
89.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.787
1.787
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Lovett

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
166
164.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
451
600
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
607
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
574
567.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.185
0.185
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
104.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
86.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
8
7.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
5.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
17.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.91
35.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
136.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
139
137.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.163
0.163
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
75
74.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
68.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
138.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34.86
34.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
28.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PAverified
88
86.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.9
6.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tom Lovett
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
11.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Tom Lovett
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100