Doc Ayers vs. Troy Cate — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Troy Cate
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Troy Cate 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 3.38 and 1.688 for Troy Cate. 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 Troy Cate

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
10.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.86
0.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
41.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
3.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.688
1.688
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
34.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Troy Cate

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
7.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Troy Cate

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
8400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Troy Cate
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Troy Cate
Career
Per 600 PA