Doc Ayers vs. Steve Waterbury — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Steve Waterbury
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Waterbury 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 6 and 1.667 for Steve Waterbury. 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 Steve Waterbury

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
10.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.5
10.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.167
1.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
34.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
39

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Steve Waterbury

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
7.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Steve Waterbury
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Steve Waterbury
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Steve Waterbury

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