Doc Ayers vs. Josh Pearce — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Josh Pearce
Gen XWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Josh Pearce 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 5.55 and 1.808 for Josh Pearce. 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 Josh Pearce

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.6
4.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
73
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
12.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
42.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
6.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.808
1.808
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
35.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.31
1.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.16
42.16

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Josh Pearce

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
4.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.462
0.462
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.08
23.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Josh Pearce

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
4
400
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
22.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.37
37.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Josh Pearce
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Josh Pearce
Career
Per 600 PA