Doc Ayers vs. Rocky Childress — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rocky Childress
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Rocky Childress 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 4.76 and 1.570 for Rocky Childress. 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 Rocky Childress

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
4.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
323
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
107.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
121
10.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.11
10.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
3.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.09
3.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.43
5.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.947
0.947
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
39.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
5.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.468
1.468
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
35.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.04
39.04

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Rocky Childress

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.64
1.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Rocky Childress

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2614.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
12
514.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
12.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0.22
9.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rocky Childress
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Rocky Childress
Career
Per 600 PA