Doc Ayers vs. Charlie Heard — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Heard
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Heard 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 8.39 and 2.432 for Charlie Heard. 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 Charlie Heard

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
8.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.39
8.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.13
10.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.2
6.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
15.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.34
15.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.55
6.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
2.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.023
1.023
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
49.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
13.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.3
13.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.432
2.432
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
42.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.83
10.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.372
0.372
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.09
49.09

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Charlie Heard

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
258
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68.42
68.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.083
1.083
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Charlie Heard

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
12
163.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
586.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.443
0.443
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
81.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.04
27.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
136.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.437
0.437
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.047
0.047
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.314
0.314
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.66
22.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Charlie Heard
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
204.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
2.93
2.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Charlie Heard
Career
Per 600 PA