Doc Ayers vs. Don Prince — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Prince
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Prince as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Prince posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.000 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Don Prince had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Don Prince

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Don Prince

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Don Prince
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Prince
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Don Prince

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