Doc Ayers vs. Bob Miller — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Miller
Silent GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Miller 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 4.72 and 1.595 for Bob Miller. 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 Bob Miller

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
4.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.3
9.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
99
4.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
566
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
188.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
206
9.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.83
9.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
3.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
837
39.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
5.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
741
35.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.93
39.93

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Miller

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
5.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.465
0.465
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.14
8.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Miller

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
1285.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
585.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.369
0.369
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
28.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
1.36
19.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
7
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.257
0.257
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
71.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
7.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Miller
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Miller
Career
Per 600 PA