Doc Ayers vs. Howard Petway — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howard Petway
Lost GenerationTennesseeThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago Leland GiantsWestern League (Independent)Relief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Howard Petway as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Howard Petway posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.071 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Howard Petway had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Howard Petway

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
7.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5702
35.92
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
34.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.071
1.071
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
30.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.92
35.92
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.71
34.71

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Howard Petway

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Howard Petway

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Howard Petway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Howard Petway
Career
Per 600 PA