Doc Ayers vs. Andy Carter — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Andy Carter
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Andy Carter 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 4.75 and 1.320 for Andy Carter. 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 Andy Carter

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.86
5.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
1.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.73
1.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
3.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.02
3.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.912
0.912
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
1.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
38.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.248
1.248
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
151
32.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Andy Carter

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
5.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Andy Carter

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
24
2057.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
10.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-4.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Andy Carter
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Andy Carter
Career
Per 600 PA