Doc Ayers vs. Jeff Pierce — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Pierce
Gen XNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Pierce 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 6.6 and 2.267 for Jeff Pierce. 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 Jeff Pierce

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
6.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
9.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
8.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.4
8.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.2
7.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
43.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
7.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
33.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jeff Pierce

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jeff Pierce
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Pierce
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jeff Pierce

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