Doc Ayers vs. Frank Makosky — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Makosky
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank Makosky 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 4.97 and 1.517 for Frank Makosky. 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 Makosky

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
4.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
4.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
9.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
3.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
265
41.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
6.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.517
1.517
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
37.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.62
1.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.12
41.12

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Makosky

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Makosky

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
26
866.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.694
0.694
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.74
58.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.665
0.665
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.29
76.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Frank Makosky
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Frank Makosky
Career
Per 600 PA