Doc Ayers vs. Mike Venafro — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Venafro
Gen XMarylandThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Venafro 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 4.09 and 1.457 for Mike Venafro. 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 Mike Venafro

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
9.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.34
3.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
4.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1107
39.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
4.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.413
1.413
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
34.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.33
39.33

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Venafro

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
10.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
2.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.209
0.209
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Venafro

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
307
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mike Venafro
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Venafro
Career
Per 600 PA