Ted Abernathy vs. Doc Ayers — Career Comparison

Ted Abernathy
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Abernathy 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 3.46 and 1.466 for Ted Abernathy. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ted Abernathy and Doc Ayers

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.73
47.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
1.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
441
3.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3443
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1147.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1010
7.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
592
4.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
765
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.182
1.182
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4963
38.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
3.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
513
4.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.396
1.396
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4296
33.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92

Fielding Stats for Ted Abernathy and Doc Ayers

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
681
5.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3438
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1146
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
304
2.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
417
3.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
3.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.96
94.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.582
0.582
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Ted Abernathy and Doc Ayers

Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
681
2002.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
204
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
181
532.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.138
0.138
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
25
73.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
22
64.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
12.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
28
82.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
33
97.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
35.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
9
26.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
61.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
1.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Ted Abernathy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
17.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
74
217.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
2.76
2.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
44.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ted Abernathy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20