Doc Ayers vs. Howie Nunn — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howie Nunn
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Nunn 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 5.11 and 1.820 for Howie Nunn. 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 Howie Nunn

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
5.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
206
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
68.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
9.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.57
9.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
6.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.55
6.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.34
1.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
40.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
5.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.37
5.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.675
1.675
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
35.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.89
40.89

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Howie Nunn

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
6.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Howie Nunn

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
46
2509.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
11
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
10
545.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
109.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
19.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
21.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Howie Nunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
109.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
5.5
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
54.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Howie Nunn
Career
Per 600 PA