Doc Ayers vs. Luis Cessa — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Luis Cessa
MillenialMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Cessa 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 4.43 and 1.332 for Luis Cessa. 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 Luis Cessa

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.59
43.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.83
16.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1275
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
425
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
8.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
1.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
2.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
7.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.01
7.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1805
38.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
230
4.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.327
1.327
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1638
34.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.22
38.22

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Luis Cessa

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
4.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1275
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
425
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
1.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
1.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
81
1.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.389
0.389
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.83
16.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Luis Cessa

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
208
62400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Luis Cessa
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Luis Cessa
Career
Per 600 PA