Doc Ayers vs. John Ward — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Ward
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and John Ward 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 4.5 and 1.375 for John Ward. 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 John Ward

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
11.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
39.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and John Ward

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Ward
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and John Ward

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-64.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Ward
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
John Ward
Career
Per 600 PA