Doc Ayers vs. Brett Merriman — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brett Merriman
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Brett Merriman 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 8.39 and 2.114 for Brett Merriman. 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 Brett Merriman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.67
7.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
11.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
7.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.57
7.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.91
4.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.386
1.386
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
45.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
8.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.068
2.068
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
35.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.352
0.352
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.41
45.41

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Brett Merriman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Brett Merriman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Brett Merriman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Brett Merriman
Career
Per 600 PA