Doc Ayers vs. Alec Distaso — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Alec Distaso
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Alec Distaso 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 3.86 and 1.500 for Alec Distaso. 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 Alec Distaso

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.21
3.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
11.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.93
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.429
0.429
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
40.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
38.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Alec Distaso

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Alec Distaso
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Alec Distaso
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Alec Distaso

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