Doc Ayers vs. Chad Cordero — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chad Cordero
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Chad Cordero 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 2.89 and 1.256 for Chad Cordero. 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 Chad Cordero

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
3.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
2.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
991
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
330.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
7.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
3.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
298
8.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.12
8.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.271
1.271
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1388
37.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
6.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.208
1.208
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1235
33.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.82
37.82

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Chad Cordero

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
314
8.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
991
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
330.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.43
91.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Chad Cordero

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
314
26914.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.48
-41.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Chad Cordero
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
342.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
1.75
1.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Chad Cordero
Career
Per 600 PA