Doc Ayers vs. Chuck Hensley — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chuck Hensley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck Hensley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Chuck Hensley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.45 and WHIP 0.955 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Chuck Hensley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Chuck Hensley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
7.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.091
1.091
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
36.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.45
2.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.955
0.955
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
34.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.82
36.82

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Chuck Hensley

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Chuck Hensley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.091
0.091
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck Hensley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Chuck Hensley

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