Doc Ayers vs. Tony Peña — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tony Peña
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tony 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 4.43 and 1.433 for Tony 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 Tony Peña

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
7.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.76
54.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
187
4.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
393
9.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.11
3.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
6.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1645
38.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
2.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
4.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
34.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.99
38.99

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tony Peña

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
7.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1139
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
379.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tony Peña

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
313
26828.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.04
-3.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tony Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tony Peña
Career
Per 600 PA