Doc Ayers vs. Howie Reed — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Howie Reed
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Howie Reed 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 3.72 and 1.463 for Howie Reed. 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 Howie Reed

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.27
47.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.28
15.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
3.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1546
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
515.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
510
8.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.91
8.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
3.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.924
0.924
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2208
38.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
1.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
229
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.393
1.393
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1982
34.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.56
38.56

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Howie Reed

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1547
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
515.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
1.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.01
97.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.568
0.568
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.28
15.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Howie Reed

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
229
1249.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
110
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
91
496.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.066
0.066
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.382
0.382
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
6
32.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2.74
14.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
20
109.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.279
0.279
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.51
-2.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
76.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
327.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Howie Reed
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Howie Reed
Career
Per 600 PA