Doc Ayers vs. John Means — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Means
MillenialKansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Doc Ayers and John Means are fairly close on the surface numbers. Doc Ayers posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.84 vs 3.68) and home runs allowed (0.14 per nine innings vs 1.62). John Means had the advantage in WHIP (1.050 vs 1.217). By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and John Means

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
1.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.94
46.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
7.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.68
7.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.62
1.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.77
1.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
7.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1621
36.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
3.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1517
34.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.38
36.38

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and John Means

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
1.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
1.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.3
97.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
John Means
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Means
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.59
93.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Means
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and John Means

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
78
5850
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
6
450
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.938
0.938
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.38
103.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
225
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.929
0.929
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
99.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
John Means
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
John Means
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
John Means
Career
Per 600 PA