Doc Ayers vs. Rob Murphy — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rob Murphy
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Rob 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 3.64 and 1.421 for Rob 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 Rob Murphy

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.71
45.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
3.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1870
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
623.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
598
8.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
247
3.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
7.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.51
7.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2659
38.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
2.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
277
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.356
1.356
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2352
33.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.39
38.39

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Rob Murphy

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
8.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1870
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.95
96.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Rob Murphy

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
597
23880
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
12
480
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
27.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.96
38.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rob Murphy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Rob Murphy
Career
Per 600 PA