Doc Ayers vs. Chet Covington — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chet Covington
Greatest GenerationIllinoisThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Chet Covington 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 4.66 and 1.397 for Chet Covington. 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 Chet Covington

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
4.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
4.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.62
3.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
10.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.71
10.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.543
0.543
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
39.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.397
1.397
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
37.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.1
39.1

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Chet Covington

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Chet Covington

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
1900
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.63
-63.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Chet Covington
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Chet Covington
Career
Per 600 PA