Doc Ayers vs. John Taber — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and John Taber 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 4.15 and 1.462 for John Taber. 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 John Taber

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
4.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.24
3.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
7.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.62
7.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.846
0.846
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
40.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.54
5.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.462
1.462
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
34.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.15
40.15

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and John Taber

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Taber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and John Taber

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-61.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Taber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
John Taber
Career
Per 600 PA