Doc Ayers vs. Lance Rautzhan — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lance Rautzhan
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Rautzhan 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 3.9 and 1.595 for Lance Rautzhan. 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 Lance Rautzhan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
7.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
3.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
284
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
9.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.32
9.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.01
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.972
0.972
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
39.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.532
1.532
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
33.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Lance Rautzhan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
7.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
3.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.434
0.434
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Lance Rautzhan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
7114.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.46
-39.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Lance Rautzhan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lance Rautzhan
Career
Per 600 PA