What years did Doc Ayers play?

Doc Ayers played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1921.

Was Doc Ayers a pitcher?

Yes. Doc Ayers pitched in the major leagues, recording 65 wins and 622 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Doc Ayers hit?

Doc Ayers hit 0 career home runs with 72 hits.

Doc Ayers

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (1913-1921)

W–L 65–79

ERA 2.84

WHIP 1.22

SO 622

Pitcher PIV 9791.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'1" / 185 lb
Born: 5/21/1891 in Snake Creek, VA, USA
Died: 5/26/1968 in Pulaski, VA, USA
MLB Debut: 1913-09-09
Last Game: 1921-05-21

Full name: Yancey Wyatt Ayers

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
65	79	299	140	58	17	15	1428.7	1,357	451	23	382	622	2.84	9791.2

Career ERA 2.84 vs. league average 3.09 across their career seasons — 8.0% better than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
1913	WS1	AL	1	1	4	2	1	1	1	17.7	12	3	4	17	1.53	3.07 (+50%)	687.9
1914	WS1	AL	12	15	49	32	8	3	3	265.3	221	75	54	148	2.54	2.93 (+13%)	4484.0
1915	WS1	AL	14	9	40	16	8	2	3	211.3	178	52	38	96	2.21	2.90 (+24%)	3814.8
1916	WS1	AL	5	9	43	17	7	0	2	157.0	173	66	52	69	3.78	2.78 (-36%)	-459.0
1917	WS1	AL	11	10	40	15	12	3	1	207.7	192	50	59	78	2.17	2.69 (+19%)	23.6
1918	WS1	AL	10	12	40	24	11	4	3	219.7	215	69	63	67	2.83	2.83 (avg)	414.5
1919	WS1	AL	0	6	11	5	0	0	1	43.7	52	14	17	12	2.89	3.09 (+6%)	-342.6
1919	DET	AL	5	3	24	5	3	1	0	93.7	88	28	31	32	2.69	3.09 (+13%)	-243.4
1920	DET	AL	7	14	46	23	8	3	1	208.7	217	90	62	103	3.88	3.45 (-13%)	1411.4
1921	DET	AL	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	4.0	9	4	2	0	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			65	79	299	140	58	17	15	1,428.2	1,357	451	382	622	2.84	—	9,791

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
299	420	20	72	10	2	0	23	1	13	72	.171	.198	.205	.403	-1,882

Career AVG .171 vs. league average .260 across their career seasons — 34.1% below league average.

Career OBP .198 vs. league average .324 across their career seasons — 38.8% below league average.

Career SLG .205 vs. league average .345 across their career seasons — 40.7% below league average.

Career OPS .403 vs. league average .669 across their career seasons — 39.8% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
1913	WS1	AL	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
1914	WS1	AL	49	83	6	14	0	2	2	1	3	22	.169	.255 (-34%)	.322 (-39%)	.339 (-36%)	.661 (-37%)	-478.2
1915	WS1	AL	40	63	3	12	0	0	3	0	3	9	.190	.250 (-24%)	.318 (-29%)	.332 (-43%)	.651 (-36%)	-326.2
1916	WS1	AL	43	43	2	6	1	0	4	0	0	8	.140	—	—	—	—	0.0
1917	WS1	AL	40	63	2	13	1	0	5	0	1	13	.206	.248 (-17%)	.312 (-30%)	.323 (-31%)	.635 (-31%)	-282.9
1918	WS1	AL	40	66	4	10	3	0	4	0	3	10	.152	.255 (-41%)	.318 (-41%)	.326 (-40%)	.645 (-40%)	-395.7
1919	WS1	AL	11	12	0	5	0	0	1	0	1	1	.417	—	—	—	—	0.0
1919	DET	AL	24	24	1	3	1	0	1	0	0	2	.125	—	—	—	—	0.0
1920	DET	AL	46	59	2	9	4	0	3	0	2	6	.153	.271 (-44%)	.331 (-46%)	.363 (-39%)	.694 (-42%)	-399.1
1921	DET	AL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 10 seasons			299	420	20	72	10	2	23	1	13	72	.171	—	—	—	—	-1,882

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Game Log & Splits

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Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	145	217	10	32	0	13	.147
Away	154	198	10	40	0	12	.202

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	145	775.1	736	211	187	344	2.45
Away	154	647.2	628	243	200	283	3.38

Last 10 Games — Batting

Date	Tm	Opp	Res	AB	R	H	SO
1921-05-21	DET	BOS	W	0	0	0	0
1921-04-21	DET	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1920-10-01	DET	CLE	L	2	1	1	0
1920-09-27	DET	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1920-09-26	DET	CHW	L	0	0	0	0
1920-09-23	DET	SLA	L	0	0	0	0
1920-09-20	DET	MIN	L	2	0	0	0
1920-09-14	DET	NYY	L	2	0	0	0
1920-09-12	DET	NYY	L	1	0	0	0
1920-09-10	DET	PHA	W	3	0	0	1

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
1921-05-21	DET	BOS	—	3.0	8	4	4	1	0
1921-04-21	DET	CHW	—	1.0	1	2	0	1	0
1920-10-01	DET	CLE	L	7.0	13	9	7	1	3
1920-09-27	DET	CHW	—	1.0	1	0	0	0	1
1920-09-26	DET	CHW	—	2.0	3	0	0	0	1
1920-09-23	DET	SLA	—	2.0	3	1	0	0	3
1920-09-20	DET	MIN	L	7.0	7	4	3	3	6
1920-09-14	DET	NYY	—	5.0	9	4	4	2	2
1920-09-12	DET	NYY	—	3.1	5	4	4	2	1
1920-09-10	DET	PHA	W	9.0	4	0	0	3	6

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	299	0	64	354	39	13

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	PO	A	E	DP
1913	WS1	P	4	0	8	1	0
1914	WS1	P	49	17	64	10	0
1915	WS1	P	40	12	42	6	3
1916	WS1	P	43	5	27	5	1
1917	WS1	P	40	13	55	2	3
1918	WS1	P	40	8	65	5	1
1919	WS1	P	11	0	16	2	2
1919	DET	P	24	5	25	4	2
1920	DET	P	46	4	52	4	1
1921	DET	P	2	0	0	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

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Position	Games
Pitcher	299

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Medical College of Virginia	Richmond	VA	1912

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Frequently Asked Questions about Doc Ayers

What years did Doc Ayers play?: Doc Ayers played in Major League Baseball from 1913 to 1921.
Was Doc Ayers a pitcher?: Yes. Doc Ayers pitched in the major leagues, recording 65 wins and 622 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Doc Ayers hit?: Doc Ayers hit 0 career home runs with 72 hits.