Doc Ayers vs. Elmer Rieger — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Elmer Rieger
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Elmer Rieger 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 5.48 and 1.547 for Elmer Rieger. 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 Elmer Rieger

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.48
5.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.3
5.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.325
0.325
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
10.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.97
10.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
37.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.547
1.547
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
33.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.23
1.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Elmer Rieger

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
5.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.539
0.539
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Elmer Rieger

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
1560
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
16.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
37.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
360
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Elmer Rieger
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Elmer Rieger
Career
Per 600 PA