Doc Ayers vs. Dan Plesac — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Plesac
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Plesac 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 3.64 and 1.337 for Dan Plesac. 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 Dan Plesac

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.79
47.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
433
3.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3216
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1072
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
977
8.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
402
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1041
8.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.74
8.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.346
1.346
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4539
38.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
3.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
478
4.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4031
33.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.11
38.11

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dan Plesac

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1064
8.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3216
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1072
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
0.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.32
97.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.32
1.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dan Plesac

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1064
42560
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.01
-0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.27
-50.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dan Plesac
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dan Plesac
Career
Per 600 PA