Doc Ayers vs. Ace Williams — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ace Williams
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ace Williams 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 16 and 3.889 for Ace Williams. 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 Ace Williams

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.57
18.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.468
0.468
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.889
3.889
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.524
0.524
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
61

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ace Williams

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ace Williams

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
1800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.54
-162.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ace Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ace Williams
Career
Per 600 PA