Luis Ayala vs. Cliff Carter — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Cliff Carter
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaHarrisburg GiantsEastern Colored LeagueStarting Pitcher

Cliff Carter built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Ayala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.342 compared to 4.79 and 1.506 for Cliff Carter. By the career numbers, Luis Ayala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Cliff Carter

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.44
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.12
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.62
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.62
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.56
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.54
52.54
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.78
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
239
4.79
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1347
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
449
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
9.43
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
500
10.02
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.88
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.32
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
3.53
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.96
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
186
3.73
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.73
3.73
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.806
0.806
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.38
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.24
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
37.99
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2023
40.55
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.18
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
307
6.15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.15
6.15
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.49
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.16
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.68
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.506
1.506
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2115
34.34
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1777
35.62
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.307
0.307
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.55
40.55

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Cliff Carter

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
1.46
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.11
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1388
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
462.2
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
116
1.88
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
2.12
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
2.49
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
2.2
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.28
88.28
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.507
1.507
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
76
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Cliff Carter

Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
85
240.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
192
543.4
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.668
0.668
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
152.83
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47
133.02
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.34
47.43
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.24
57.28
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
172.64
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
4
141.18
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
67
189.62
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.318
0.318
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.643
0.643
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.645
0.645
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.036
0.036
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.218
0.218
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
67.92
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
25.47
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
93.4
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1.62
57.29
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24.56
69.51
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
36.79
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
105.88
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
11.32
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
5.67
5.67
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
53
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Cliff Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
19.81
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Cliff Carter
Career
Per 600 PA