Doc Ayers vs. Frank Williams — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank Williams
Baby BoomersWashingtonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank 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 3 and 1.452 for Frank 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 Frank Williams

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.16
63.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1415
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
471.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
7.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
5.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.99
5.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.147
1.147
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2018
38.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
1.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
3.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.368
1.368
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1730
33.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.51
38.51

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Williams

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
6.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1415
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
471.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
2.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
2.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.63
89.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.363
0.363
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank Williams

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
333
5708.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
29
497.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.04
17.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
137.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.422
0.422
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
34.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
20.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Frank Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Frank Williams
Career
Per 600 PA