Doc Ayers vs. Tom Gorman — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Gorman
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Gorman 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 3.77 and 1.330 for Tom Gorman. 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 Tom Gorman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2068
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
689.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
659
8.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
77
1.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
239
3.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
321
4.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.812
0.812
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2907
37.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
1.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
4.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.303
1.303
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
34.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.259
0.259
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.95
37.95

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Gorman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
289
4.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1651
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
550.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
1.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.5
91.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.484
0.484
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Gorman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
289
1032.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
168
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
155
553.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.283
0.283
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
14
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
12
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
7.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
16
57.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
23
82.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.089
0.089
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
6
21.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
9
32.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.65
-16.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
32.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
84
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
4
14.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
3
10.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tom Gorman
Career
Per 600 PA