Doc Ayers vs. Duane Richards — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Duane Richards
Silent GenerationIndianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Duane Richards 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 9 and 2.333 for Duane Richards. 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 Duane Richards

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.24
8.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.333
2.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.417
0.417
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
48

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Duane Richards

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Duane Richards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Duane Richards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Duane Richards

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