Doc Ayers vs. Billy Petrick — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Billy Petrick
MillenialIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Petrick 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 7.45 and 1.552 for Billy Petrick. 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 Billy Petrick

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.97
7.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.79
2.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.52
6.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
5.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.59
5.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.345
1.345
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
39.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.552
1.552
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
32.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.192
0.192
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Billy Petrick

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Billy Petrick

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Billy Petrick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Billy Petrick
Career
Per 600 PA