Doc Ayers vs. Mike O'Rourke — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike O'Rourke
Pre-GenerationalVirginiaNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike O'Rourke 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 4.07 and 1.357 for Mike O'Rourke. 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 Mike O'Rourke

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
10.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.07
10.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.14
2.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
39.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.357
1.357
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
36.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.43
39.43

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike O'Rourke

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.667
1.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike O'Rourke

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
9
174.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
31
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
26
503.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.468
0.468
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
3
58.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
2
38.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
19.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
26.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
77.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
154.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.038
0.038
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
1
19.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
116.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.23
23.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
96.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mike O'Rourke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike O'Rourke
Career
Per 600 PA