Doc Ayers vs. Phil Norton — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Phil Norton
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Phil Norton 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 5.07 and 1.679 for Phil Norton. 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 Phil Norton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
9.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
33.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Phil Norton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Phil Norton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
11040
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
112.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
130.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA