Doc Ayers vs. David Carpenter — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
David Carpenter
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and David Carpenter 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 5.4 and 1.500 for David Carpenter. 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 David Carpenter

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.55
5.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.279
0.279
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
51
9.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.136
1.136
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
39.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
35.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.73
39.73

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and David Carpenter

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
6.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.294
0.294
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and David Carpenter

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
David Carpenter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
David Carpenter
Career
Per 600 PA