Doc Ayers vs. Roy Parker — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Roy Parker
Lost GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Roy Parker 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 31.5 and 3.500 for Roy Parker. 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 Roy Parker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.52
13.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
90
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Roy Parker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Roy Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Roy Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Roy Parker

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