Al Atkinson vs. Doc Ayers — Career Comparison

Al Atkinson
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Atkinson 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 3.96 and 1.259 for Al Atkinson. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Atkinson and Doc Ayers

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
1.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
3.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.08
3.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.251
0.251
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2745
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
915
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
943
9.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.28
9.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
2.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.06
2.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
435
4.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4001
39.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
656
6.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3754
36.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92

Fielding Stats for Al Atkinson and Doc Ayers

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2832
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
2.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
2.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.19
84.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.991
1.991
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Al Atkinson and Doc Ayers

Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
110
155.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
424
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
387
547.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
64
90.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
54
76.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
9.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
14.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.95
31.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
78
110.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
142.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.378
0.378
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
55
77.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
14
19.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68
96.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.4
30.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
50.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
16.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35.33
35.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Al Atkinson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
9.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Al Atkinson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20