Doc Ayers vs. Scott Ruskin — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Ruskin
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaMontreal ExposNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Ruskin 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 3.95 and 1.513 for Scott Ruskin. 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 Scott Ruskin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
3.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
193.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
8.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.88
8.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
4.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
6.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.219
1.219
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
853
39.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
4.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.451
1.451
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
34.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.48
0.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.64
39.64

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Scott Ruskin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
8.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
193.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.68
92.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.198
0.198
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Scott Ruskin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
192
7200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.656
0.656
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.11
41.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.599
0.599
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Scott Ruskin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
337.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
1.78
1.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Scott Ruskin
Career
Per 600 PA