Doc Ayers vs. PJ Poulin — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
PJ Poulin
MillenialMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and PJ Poulin 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 3.65 and 1.459 for PJ Poulin. 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 PJ Poulin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
10.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.247
0.247
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
8.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
9.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.85
9.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.622
1.622
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
40.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
3.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
33.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.14
40.14

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and PJ Poulin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
10.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and PJ Poulin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
PJ Poulin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
PJ Poulin
Career
Per 600 PA