Doc Ayers vs. Michael Rucker — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Michael Rucker
MillenialMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Michael Rucker 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 4.96 and 1.386 for Michael Rucker. 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 Michael Rucker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
123.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
8.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.83
8.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
3.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
8.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.76
8.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.378
1.378
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
38.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.387
1.387
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
471
34.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.75
38.75

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Michael Rucker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
7.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
370
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.135
0.135
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Michael Rucker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
96
57600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Michael Rucker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Michael Rucker
Career
Per 600 PA