Doc Ayers vs. Joe Vance — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Vance
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vance 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 5.81 and 1.762 for Joe Vance. 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 Vance

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
5.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
10.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.52
10.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
2.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.89
0.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
264
41.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
6.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.762
1.762
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
36.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.67
2.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.44
41.44

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Vance

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Vance

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
480
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
20
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
49.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
210
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
90
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.71
51.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Vance
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Vance
Career
Per 600 PA