Doc Ayers vs. Mike Dalton — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Dalton
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Dalton 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 3.38 and 1.750 for Mike Dalton. 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 Mike Dalton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
42.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.75
1.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
40.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Dalton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike Dalton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Dalton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Dalton

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