Doc Ayers vs. Darren O'Day — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Darren O'Day
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Darren O'Day as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Darren O'Day posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.59 and WHIP 1.074 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Darren O'Day had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Darren O'Day

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
9.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
1827
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
609
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
6.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.77
6.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
172
2.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.54
2.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
637
9.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.41
9.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.328
1.328
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
36.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
189
2.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.79
2.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.035
1.035
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
32.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.37
36.37

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Darren O'Day

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
9.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1827
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.14
93.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.148
0.148
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Darren O'Day

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
644
386400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Darren O'Day
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Darren O'Day
Career
Per 600 PA