Doc Ayers vs. Ryan Wagner — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Wagner
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Wagner 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 4.79 and 1.645 for Ryan Wagner. 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 Ryan Wagner

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
8.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
4.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
165.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
10.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
7.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.08
7.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.264
1.264
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
754
41.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
5.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.44
5.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.591
1.591
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
35.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.04
41.04

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ryan Wagner

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
8.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
2.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
1.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ryan Wagner

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
148
17760
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
27.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
37.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ryan Wagner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
2.5
2.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ryan Wagner
Career
Per 600 PA