Doc Ayers vs. Joe Roa — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Roa
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Roa 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 4.94 and 1.538 for Joe Roa. 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 Joe Roa

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.83
15.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
4.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
798
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
266
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
11.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.17
11.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
2.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.44
2.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
5.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.21
5.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1176
39.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
153
5.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.511
1.511
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1070
36.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.28
1.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.332
0.332
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.79
39.79

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Roa

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
4.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.492
0.492
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.83
15.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Roa

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
120
1358.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.528
0.528
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
113.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
101.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.66
30.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
124.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
135.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.474
0.474
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.351
0.351
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.07
34.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
147.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
4.08
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Roa
Career
Per 600 PA