Doc Ayers vs. Earl Caldwell — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Earl Caldwell
Greatest GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Earl Caldwell 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 4.69 and 1.557 for Earl Caldwell. 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 Earl Caldwell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
200
3.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.42
43.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.5
24.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
306
4.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1763
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
587.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656
10.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
259
3.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
3.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.785
0.785
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2633
40.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
1.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
347
5.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2349
35.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.32
40.32

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Earl Caldwell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Earl Caldwell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
200
674.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
178
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
157
529.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
28
94.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
23
77.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
13.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
16.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.036
0.036
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.92
26.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
35
117.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
121.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.441
0.441
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.239
0.239
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
47.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
53.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
97.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7.21
24.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
26.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
144.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
4.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Earl Caldwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
43.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Earl Caldwell
Career
Per 600 PA