Doc Ayers vs. Bill Vargus — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bill Vargus
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bill Vargus 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 3.89 and 1.602 for Bill Vargus. 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 Bill Vargus

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
11.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.21
11.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.483
0.483
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
41.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.72
5.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.602
1.602
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
38.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.87
41.87

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Vargus

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bill Vargus

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
750
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.68
34.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
45.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bill Vargus
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bill Vargus
Career
Per 600 PA