Doc Ayers vs. Eric Weaver — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAnaheim AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Eric Weaver 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 6.27 and 1.902 for Eric Weaver. 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 Eric Weaver

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.27
6.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.76
6.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.265
0.265
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
9.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.4
9.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
7.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.23
7.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
6.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.51
6.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.527
1.527
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
43.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
6.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.99
6.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.848
1.848
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
35.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.15
43.15

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Eric Weaver

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
7.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.5
87.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.219
0.219
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Eric Weaver

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
32
19200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Eric Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Eric Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA