Doc Ayers vs. Orlando Peña — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Orlando Peña
Silent GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Orlando Peña 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 3.71 and 1.305 for Orlando Peña. 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 Orlando Peña

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.78
21.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
3.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3606
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1202
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1175
8.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
352
2.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
818
6.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.12
6.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5085
38.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549
4.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4685
35.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.07
38.07

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Orlando Peña

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
3.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3608
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1202.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
1.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
1.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
1.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.28
92.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.532
0.532
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.78
21.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Orlando Peña

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
429
833.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
309
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
264
512.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
36
69.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
32
62.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2
3.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
9.04
17.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
44
85.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
55
106.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.272
0.272
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
23.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
42.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
62.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4.36
8.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
36.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
127
246.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
46.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Orlando Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
4
7.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Orlando Peña
Career
Per 600 PA