Doc Ayers vs. Ed Corey — Career Comparison

Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lost GenerationIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed Corey 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 4.5 and 1.500 for Ed Corey. 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 Ed Corey

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5702
35.92
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
31.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.92
35.92
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.5
31.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ed Corey

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ed Corey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Corey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ed Corey

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