Doc Ayers vs. Rich Rodriguez — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rich Rodriguez
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Rich Rodriguez 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 3.81 and 1.481 for Rich Rodriguez. 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 Rich Rodriguez

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
8.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.49
58.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
271
3.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1922
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
640.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
642
9.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.02
9.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
261
3.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.56
5.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2750
38.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
2.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.41
1.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2429
34.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Rich Rodriguez

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
8.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1922
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
640.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
2.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.13
96.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Rich Rodriguez

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
610
10457.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
28
480
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
6
102.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.107
0.107
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.78
-13.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
154.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3.89
3.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Rich Rodriguez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
68.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Rich Rodriguez
Career
Per 600 PA