Doc Ayers vs. Wayne Edwards — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wayne Edwards
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Wayne 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 3.37 and 1.401 for Wayne 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 Wayne Edwards

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.06
8.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
3.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.12
4.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
7.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
61
4.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
6.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.02
6.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.154
1.154
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
38.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
4.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.361
1.361
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
32.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.1
38.1

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Wayne Edwards

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
4.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
377
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.387
0.387
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Wayne Edwards

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Wayne Edwards
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Wayne Edwards
Career
Per 600 PA