Doc Ayers vs. Bobby Mathews — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Mathews
Pre-GenerationalMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MutualsUnknownRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Mathews 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 2.86 and 1.237 for Bobby Mathews. 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 Bobby Mathews

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
578
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568
1.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.5
54.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.27
98.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
0.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1573
2.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.89
2.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.92
2.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14868
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4956
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
5601
10.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.17
10.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
0.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.97
0.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1528
2.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.64
2.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.416
0.416
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21997
39.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3497
6.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.238
1.238
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21417
38.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.95
39.95

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bobby Mathews

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
669
1.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16419
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5473
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
296
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
1.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
255
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
2.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1102
1.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.21
81.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.647
1.647
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.88
19.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bobby Mathews

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
623
146.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2559
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2486
582.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
504
118.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
446
104.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
11.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
13.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
125.53
29.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
573
134.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
577
135.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.226
0.226
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.456
0.456
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0.028
0.028
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.329
0.329
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
318
74.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
164
38.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
481
112.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133.55
31.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
73
17.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
14.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.27
41.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.18
1.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bobby Mathews
Career
Per 600 PA
9
2.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
2.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
3.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Bobby Mathews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.67
66.67