Doc Ayers vs. Lou North — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou North
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou North 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 4.43 and 1.531 for Lou North. 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 Lou North

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.53
14.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
4.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1389
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
463
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
509
9.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.89
9.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
200
3.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
3.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.16
1.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.862
0.862
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2031
39.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
1.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
274
5.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1819
35.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Lou North

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
110
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
130
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.756
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou North
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Lou North

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
174
725
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
144
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
137
570.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.197
0.197
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.479
0.479
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
112.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.037
0.037
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.45
31.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
137.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
129.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.461
0.461
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.159
0.159
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.336
0.336
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
87.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.58
31.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Lou North
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
104.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
5.76
5.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lou North
Career
Per 600 PA