Doc Ayers vs. Donn Roach — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Donn Roach
MillenialNevadaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Donn Roach 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 5.77 and 1.795 for Donn Roach. 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 Donn Roach

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.52
9.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.77
5.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
11.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.77
11.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
4.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.62
4.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
42.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.769
1.769
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
36.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.24
1.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.92
42.92

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Donn Roach

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
4.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.381
0.381
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.52
9.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Donn Roach

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
2520
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
125.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
360
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.07
128.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Donn Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Donn Roach
Career
Per 600 PA