Doc Ayers vs. Kenny Roberts — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kenny Roberts
MillenialTennesseeThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Kenny Roberts 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 7.24 and 1.829 for Kenny Roberts. 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 Kenny Roberts

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
14.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.49
14.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.95
3.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.659
0.659
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
42.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
7.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.24
7.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
38.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.423
0.423
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.8
42.8

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Kenny Roberts

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
9.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Kenny Roberts

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Kenny Roberts
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Kenny Roberts
Career
Per 600 PA