Doc Ayers vs. Gus Varland — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus Varland
MillenialMinnesotaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Varland 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 4.82 and 1.779 for Gus Varland. 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 Gus Varland

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
8.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
10.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
4.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
9.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.06
9.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.521
1.521
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
42.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.736
1.736
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
36.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.374
0.374
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.04
42.04

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Gus Varland

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
8.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Gus Varland

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Gus Varland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Gus Varland
Career
Per 600 PA