Doc Ayers vs. Jeff Reardon — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Reardon
Baby BoomersMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Reardon 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 3.16 and 1.257 for Jeff Reardon. 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 Jeff Reardon

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
6.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.67
48.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
2.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
397
3.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3397
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1132.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1000
7.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
358
2.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
877
6.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4720
37.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
695
5.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
426
3.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.199
1.199
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4243
33.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.52
37.52

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jeff Reardon

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
880
6.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3397
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1132.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
1.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
0.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.54
91.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.135
0.135
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jeff Reardon

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
880
8123.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
57
526.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
5
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.63
5.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.209
0.209
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.073
0.073
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.03
-18.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jeff Reardon
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
350.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
1.71
1.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jeff Reardon
Career
Per 600 PA