Doc Ayers vs. Dale Polley — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dale Polley
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dale Polley 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 7.89 and 1.615 for Dale Polley. 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 Dale Polley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
13.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
7.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.89
7.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.18
6.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
9.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.55
9.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
2.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
4.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
5.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.82
5.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
42.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
8.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.569
1.569
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
36.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.78
42.78

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dale Polley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
13.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dale Polley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Dale Polley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dale Polley
Career
Per 600 PA