Doc Ayers vs. Ron Taylor — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Taylor
Silent GenerationCANThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron 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 3.93 and 1.349 for Ron 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 Ron Taylor

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
5.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.14
51.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
349
3.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2400
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
800
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
794
8.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.93
8.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
0.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.35
2.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
5.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.22
5.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.841
0.841
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3339
37.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
3.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
4.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.254
1.254
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3090
34.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.56
37.56

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ron Taylor

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
491
5.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2399
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
129
1.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
1.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
1.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.22
98.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.338
0.338
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ron Taylor

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
491
2434.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
121
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
116
575.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
12
59.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
10
49.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1.41
6.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
14
69.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
13
64.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.232
0.232
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
9.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
3
14.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.82
-18.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ron Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
337.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1.78
1.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
4
19.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ron Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA