Doc Ayers vs. Eddie Plank — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Eddie Plank
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Eddie Plank posted a stronger line than Doc Ayers. Eddie Plank posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.35 vs 2.84) and WHIP (1.119 vs 1.217). By the career numbers, Eddie Plank had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Eddie Plank

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
623
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
529
1.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.69
62.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.91
84.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
410
0.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.11
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1174
2.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.97
2.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13487
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4495.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3958
7.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
2.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2246
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.738
0.738
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
191
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17985
36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1563
3.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.119
1.119
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16722
33.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Eddie Plank

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
623
1.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8751
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2917
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
3.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
4.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1337
4.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.146
2.146
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.84
38.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Eddie Plank

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
630
212.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
451
600
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1778
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1607
542.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.535
0.535
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
331
111.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
282
95.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
13.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
2.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
16.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0.148
0.148
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
103.24
34.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
393
132.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
426
143.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.039
0.039
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.392
0.392
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
43.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
41.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
249
84.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
113.11
38.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
8.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71
23.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PAverified
265
89.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.71
6.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
76
25.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
4.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Eddie Plank
Career
Per 600 PA
3
1.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
5.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Eddie Plank
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.25
81.25