Doc Ayers vs. Milt Steengrafe — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Milt Steengrafe
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Milt Steengrafe 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 5.11 and 1.841 for Milt Steengrafe. 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 Milt Steengrafe

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
3.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
11.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.86
11.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.818
0.818
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
43.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
6.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.14
6.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
186
38.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.331
0.331
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.16
43.16

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Milt Steengrafe

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.688
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Milt Steengrafe

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.54
-57.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Milt Steengrafe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
262.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Milt Steengrafe
Career
Per 600 PA