Doc Ayers vs. Mariano Rivera — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mariano Rivera
Gen XPanamaThrows RightBats RightCentral AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueHall of FameRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mariano Rivera as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Mariano Rivera posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.21 and WHIP 1.032 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Mariano Rivera had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Mariano Rivera

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.75
57.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
652
4.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
315
2.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.09
2.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3851
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1283.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
2.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.01
2.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1173
8.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.137
1.137
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5702
35.92
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5103
35.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
952
6.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
2.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4720
33.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.92
35.92
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.78
35.78

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mariano Rivera

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1115
7.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3851
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1283.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
1.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
374
2.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
2.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.4
98.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mariano Rivera

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1115
167250
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
5.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.113
0.113
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
1.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mariano Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mariano Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA