Walter Anderson vs. Doc Ayers — Career Comparison

Walter Anderson
Lost GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Anderson 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 3.25 and 1.405 for Walter Anderson. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Walter Anderson and Doc Ayers

Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.203
0.203
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
7.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.69
7.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
4.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
3.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
43.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.405
1.405
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
37.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.53
1.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.23
43.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92

Fielding Stats for Walter Anderson and Doc Ayers

Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Walter Anderson and Doc Ayers

Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
784.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
47.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.606
0.606
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.32
61.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
276.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.17
2.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Walter Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20