Doc Ayers vs. Sean Poppen — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sean Poppen
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Poppen 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 5.08 and 1.663 for Sean Poppen. 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 Sean Poppen

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
8.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
5.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
67.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
10.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
4.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
8.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.96
8.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
301
40.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
35.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.23
40.23

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Sean Poppen

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
8.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.064
0.064
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Sean Poppen

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
37800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Sean Poppen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Sean Poppen
Career
Per 600 PA