Doc Ayers vs. Dave Wright — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Wright
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Wright 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 18 and 2.889 for Dave Wright. 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 Dave Wright

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.48
15.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.778
0.778
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.889
2.889
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dave Wright

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dave Wright

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
59.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.65
77.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Dave Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dave Wright
Career
Per 600 PA