Doc Ayers vs. Dan Runzler — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Runzler 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 3.89 and 1.611 for Dan Runzler. 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 Dan Runzler

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
11.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.03
1.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
229
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
76.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
8.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
9.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.67
9.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.677
1.677
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
39.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
4.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
33.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dan Runzler

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
11.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.165
0.165
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dan Runzler

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
97
29100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
29.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
64.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dan Runzler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dan Runzler
Career
Per 600 PA