Doc Ayers vs. John Roach — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Roach
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and John 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 11.25 and 2.750 for John 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 John Roach

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.79
11.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.419
0.419
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
20.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
20.25
20.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.875
0.875
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
19.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.13
19.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
48.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and John Roach

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Roach
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and John Roach

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
34.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
43.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Roach
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
John Roach
Career
Per 600 PA