Doc Ayers vs. Mike Raczka — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Raczka
Baby BoomersConnecticutThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Raczka 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 8.53 and 2.053 for Mike Raczka. 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 Mike Raczka

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
11.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
8.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
11.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.37
11.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
7.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
46.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.95
9.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.053
2.053
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
36.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.89
46.89

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Raczka

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
11.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Raczka

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mike Raczka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Raczka
Career
Per 600 PA