Doc Ayers vs. Joe Paterson — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Paterson
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Paterson 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 6.25 and 1.686 for Joe Paterson. 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 Paterson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
16.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
121
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
10.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.93
10.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
4.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
6.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.69
6.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
43.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.686
1.686
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
36.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.354
0.354
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.96
43.96

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Paterson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
16.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.178
0.178
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Paterson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Joe Paterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Paterson
Career
Per 600 PA