Doc Ayers vs. Bob Patterson — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Patterson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bob Patterson 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 4.08 and 1.356 for Bob Patterson. 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 Bob Patterson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
8.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.37
49.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
280
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1852
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
617.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
619
9.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
2.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
483
7.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.074
1.074
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2593
37.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
2.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
294
4.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.294
1.294
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2350
34.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.8
37.8

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Patterson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
8.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
617.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.98
98.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.174
0.174
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.76
3.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bob Patterson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
5160
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
56
516.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.25
11.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
83.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.298
0.298
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
27.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bob Patterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
221.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.71
2.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bob Patterson
Career
Per 600 PA