Doc Ayers vs. Joe Pate — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Pate
Lost GenerationTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Pate 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 3.51 and 1.488 for Joe Pate. 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 Joe Pate

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
4.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.53
2.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
3.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.266
0.266
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
500
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
166.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
9.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
3.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
2.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
39.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.488
1.488
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
663
35.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.85
39.85

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Pate

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.848
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Pate

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
1102.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
37
516.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.189
0.189
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.581
0.581
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
97.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
4
55.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.99
41.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
139.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
153.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
111.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.94
40.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
55.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.33
14.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Joe Pate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.33
1.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Pate
Career
Per 600 PA