Doc Ayers vs. Leon Carlson — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Carlson
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Carlson 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 3.65 and 1.297 for Leon Carlson. 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 Leon Carlson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
10.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
36.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
5.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.297
1.297
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
35.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.49
36.49

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Leon Carlson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Leon Carlson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA