Doc Ayers vs. Sheldon Burnside — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sheldon Burnside
Baby BoomersIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Sheldon Burnside 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 6 and 1.700 for Sheldon Burnside. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Sheldon Burnside

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.69
5.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.3
4.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
11.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.4
11.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
3.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
5.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.967
0.967
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
39.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.633
1.633
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
35.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.361
0.361
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.9
39.9

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Sheldon Burnside

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.421
0.421
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Sheldon Burnside

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
11400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Sheldon Burnside
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Sheldon Burnside
Career
Per 600 PA