Doc Ayers vs. Penn Murfee — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Penn Murfee
MillenialTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Penn Murfee 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 3.38 and 1.135 for Penn Murfee. 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 Penn Murfee

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.71
2.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.204
0.204
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
9.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.84
9.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.438
1.438
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
393
36.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.094
1.094
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
353
33.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.84
36.84

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Penn Murfee

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
8.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.095
0.095
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Penn Murfee

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Penn Murfee
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Penn Murfee
Career
Per 600 PA