Doc Ayers vs. Mel Rojas — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mel Rojas
Gen XD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mel Rojas 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 3.82 and 1.313 for Mel Rojas. 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 Mel Rojas

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
7.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.31
52.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
3.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2001
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
667
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
7.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.97
7.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
7.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.58
7.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2830
38.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
305
4.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.267
1.267
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2491
33.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mel Rojas

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
7.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2001
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
667
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
1.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.42
95.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mel Rojas

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
525
4846.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
59
544.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
6
55.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
8.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
8
73.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
7
64.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.087
0.087
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.259
0.259
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
27.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
36.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.14
-10.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mel Rojas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
295.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
2.03
2.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mel Rojas
Career
Per 600 PA