Doc Ayers vs. Bobby Poyner — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Poyner
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Poyner 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 1.176 for Bobby Poyner. 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 Bobby Poyner

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.47
8.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.12
2.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.26
9.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.06
1.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.265
1.265
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
37.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.177
1.177
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
34.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.59
37.59

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bobby Poyner

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
8.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.152
0.152
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bobby Poyner

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bobby Poyner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bobby Poyner
Career
Per 600 PA