Doc Ayers vs. Billy Rhines — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Billy Rhines
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Rhines 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 3.48 and 1.342 for Billy Rhines. 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 Billy Rhines

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
1.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
1.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.52
89.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
731
3.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5673
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1891
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1961
9.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.33
9.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
576
2.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
553
2.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.63
2.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.597
0.597
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8176
38.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1102
5.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.24
5.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.342
1.342
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7492
35.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.91
38.91

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Billy Rhines

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
1.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5718
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1906
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
431
2.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
2.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.02
93.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.088
2.088
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Billy Rhines

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 600 PA
250
189.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
451
600
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
790
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
735
558.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.177
0.177
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
130
98.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
109
82.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 600 PA
10
7.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
15.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.86
30.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
123.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
178
135.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.449
0.449
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.354
0.354
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
49.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
64
48.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
97.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39.09
29.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
31.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
112
85.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.05
7.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 600 PA
7
5.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Billy Rhines
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Billy Rhines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100