Doc Ayers vs. Roger McDowell — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roger McDowell
Baby BoomersOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Roger McDowell 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 3.3 and 1.479 for Roger McDowell. 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 Roger McDowell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
723
6.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
1.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
385
3.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3150
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1050
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1045
8.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
410
3.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
524
4.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4517
38.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
430
3.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
454
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3971
34.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.72
38.72

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Roger McDowell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
6.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3158
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1052.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
2.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
395
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
371
3.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.92
93.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.511
0.511
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Roger McDowell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
725
5240.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
83
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
72
520.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
115.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
79.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.29
45.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
151.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
159.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.574
0.574
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.482
0.482
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
43.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
86.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.52
47.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Roger McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
202.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.96
2.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
36.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Roger McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA