Doc Ayers vs. Saul Rivera — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Saul Rivera
Gen XP.R.Throws RightBats SwitchCaribbeanWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Saul Rivera 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 4.29 and 1.568 for Saul Rivera. 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 Saul Rivera

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.43
46.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
133
4.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
838
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
279.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
296
9.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
4.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
6.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.19
6.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1247
40.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
4.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1081
34.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.18
40.18

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Saul Rivera

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
249
8.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
279.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
2.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
2.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.81
98.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Saul Rivera

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
249
12450
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
9
450
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
18.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
23.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Saul Rivera
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Saul Rivera
Career
Per 600 PA