Doc Ayers vs. Dick Niehaus — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Niehaus
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Niehaus 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 3.77 and 1.476 for Dick Niehaus. 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 Dick Niehaus

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
380
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
126.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
128
9.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.09
9.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
4.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
3.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.06
3.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.805
0.805
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
555
39.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
5.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.97
5.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.476
1.476
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
35.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.87
1.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dick Niehaus

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.733
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dick Niehaus

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
675
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
40
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
34
510
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.669
0.669
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
105
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.95
59.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
135
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
210
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.265
0.265
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0.029
0.029
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
30
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
65.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
90
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
180
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
3.33
3.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Dick Niehaus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Dick Niehaus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100