Doc Ayers vs. Carl Edwards — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carl Edwards
MillenialSouth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Edwards 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 3.56 and 1.231 for Carl Edwards. 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 Carl Edwards

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.9
2.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.59
3.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
858
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
286
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
6.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
4.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
334
10.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.51
10.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.696
1.696
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
37.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
3.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1024
32.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.51
37.51

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Carl Edwards

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
9.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
858
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Carl Edwards

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
60400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.33
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Carl Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Carl Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA