Doc Ayers vs. Joe Stanka — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Stanka
Silent GenerationOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Stanka 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 3.38 and 1.313 for Joe Stanka. 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 Joe Stanka

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
37.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.125
1.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
30.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.13
37.13

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Stanka

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Stanka

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
80.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Stanka
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Stanka
Career
Per 600 PA