Doc Ayers vs. David Patton — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
David Patton
MillenialWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and David Patton 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 6.83 and 1.880 for David Patton. 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 David Patton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
83
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
10.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
6.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
7.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.518
1.518
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
43.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
7.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.16
7.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.807
1.807
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
36.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.59
43.59

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and David Patton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
6.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
David Patton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Patton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and David Patton

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