Doc Ayers vs. Ben Taylor — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ben Taylor
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Taylor 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 5.4 and 1.543 for Ben Taylor. 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 Ben Taylor

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.64
5.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
10.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
3.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
10.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.03
10.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.543
1.543
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
40.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
36.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ben Taylor

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ben Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ben Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ben Taylor

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