Doc Ayers vs. Jack Meyer — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jack Meyer
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Meyer 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 3.92 and 1.435 for Jack Meyer. 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 Jack Meyer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.38
41.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
3.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1365
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
455
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
7.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
244
4.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
375
7.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.36
1.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1965
38.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
4.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.382
1.382
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1711
33.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.87
38.87

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jack Meyer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1365
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.51
95.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.421
0.421
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.88
11.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jack Meyer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
1212
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
100
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
86
516
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.51
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.96
23.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
114
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
132
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.058
0.058
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.161
0.161
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
8
48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.03
18.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
186
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
3.23
3.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jack Meyer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
30
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jack Meyer
Career
Per 600 PA