Doc Ayers vs. Dykes Potter — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dykes Potter
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dykes Potter 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 4.5 and 2.000 for Dykes Potter. 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 Dykes Potter

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.5
8.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dykes Potter

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Dykes Potter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dykes Potter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dykes Potter

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