Doc Ayers vs. Don Eddy — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Eddy
Baby BoomersIowaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Eddy as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Don Eddy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.36 and WHIP 1.631 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Don Eddy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Don Eddy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.236
0.236
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
6.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.03
6.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.398
1.398
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
39.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.573
1.573
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
32.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.58
39.58

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Don Eddy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.71
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Don Eddy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
17400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.95
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.87
523.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Don Eddy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Don Eddy
Career
Per 600 PA