Doc Ayers vs. Kevin Chapman — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Chapman
MillenialFloridaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Chapman 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 4.09 and 1.582 for Kevin Chapman. 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 Kevin Chapman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
9.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.18
4.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
165
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
8.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
5.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
7.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
40.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
4.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.546
1.546
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
34.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.58
40.58

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Kevin Chapman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
9.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Kevin Chapman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Kevin Chapman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Kevin Chapman
Career
Per 600 PA