Doc Ayers vs. Bill Pleis — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Pleis
Silent GenerationMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Pleis 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 4.07 and 1.468 for Bill Pleis. 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 Bill Pleis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
6.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.76
56.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
842
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
280.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
269
8.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
5.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.9
5.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1236
39.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
2.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
148
4.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.407
1.407
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1104
35.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.63
39.63

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Pleis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
190
6.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
842
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
280.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
1.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Pleis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
190
1965.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
58
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
50
517.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
82.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
1.99
20.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
8
82.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
134.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
20.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
72.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
20.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
51.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
268.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.23
2.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Bill Pleis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
31.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bill Pleis
Career
Per 600 PA