Keith Atherton vs. Doc Ayers — Career Comparison

Keith Atherton
Baby BoomersVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Keith Atherton 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 3.99 and 1.407 for Keith Atherton. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Keith Atherton and Doc Ayers

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.59
44.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
3.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1699
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
566.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
546
8.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.19
1.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
3.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.42
3.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
5.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.55
5.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.996
0.996
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2431
38.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
2.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
268
4.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.344
1.344
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2156
34.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.63
38.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92

Fielding Stats for Keith Atherton and Doc Ayers

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
5.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1699
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
566.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.9
93.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Keith Atherton and Doc Ayers

Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
342
205200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Keith Atherton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20