Doc Ayers vs. Billy Milligan — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Billy Milligan
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Milligan 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 4.81 and 1.672 for Billy Milligan. 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 Billy Milligan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
12.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.26
12.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
2.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
42.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
7.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.672
1.672
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
39.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.67
42.67

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Billy Milligan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
2.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Billy Milligan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
12
257.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
24
514.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
128.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
64.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
21.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.13
88.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
257.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
192.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.25
91.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
64.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
85.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Billy Milligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Billy Milligan
Career
Per 600 PA