Doc Ayers vs. Matt Purke — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Purke
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Purke 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 5.5 and 1.833 for Matt Purke. 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 Matt Purke

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.33
3.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
7.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Matt Purke

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Matt Purke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Purke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Matt Purke

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