Doc Ayers vs. Joe Murphy — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Murphy
Pre-GenerationalMissouriNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Murphy 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 5.97 and 1.653 for Joe Murphy. 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 Joe Murphy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.36
36.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
285
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
95
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
10.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
2.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.779
0.779
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
450
42.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
8.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.653
1.653
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
405
38.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.63
42.63

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Murphy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Murphy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
41
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.56
8.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
73.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
29.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.21
-17.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
117.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
5.13
5.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Joe Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Joe Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100