Doc Ayers vs. Dale Murray — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Murray
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Murray 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 3.85 and 1.535 for Dale Murray. 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 Dale Murray

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.46
51.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
3.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
2707
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
902.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
976
9.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.73
9.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
329
3.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.28
3.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
400
3.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.99
3.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.808
0.808
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3912
39.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
2.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
4.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.446
1.446
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3466
34.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dale Murray

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
5.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2707
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
2.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
2.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
2.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.99
91.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.51
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dale Murray

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
518
3934.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
65
493.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.335
0.335
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
3.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
5
37.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
4
30.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.17
-16.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
37.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dale Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
212.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2.82
2.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
68.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
15.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dale Murray
Career
Per 600 PA