Doc Ayers vs. Jim Kaat — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Kaat
Silent GenerationMichiganThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Doc Ayers posted a stronger line than Jim Kaat. Doc Ayers posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.84 vs 3.45) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.284). By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Kaat

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
898
1.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.42
54.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
180
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1738
3.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.45
3.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.85
3.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13591
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4530.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4620
9.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.18
9.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
395
0.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1083
2.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.15
2.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2461
4.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.89
4.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.74
2.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.782
0.782
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
128
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
122
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19023
37.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2038
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.259
1.259
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17645
35.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.27
2.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Kaat

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
898
1.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
625
1.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13587
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4529
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1062
2.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1006
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.73
94.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.6
69.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Kaat

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1004
442.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1362
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1251
551.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.186
0.186
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
232
102.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
167
73.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44
19.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
2.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
7.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
28.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81.45
35.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
334
147.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
302
133.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.227
0.227
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.082
0.082
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
117
51.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
46.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
207
91.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
71.39
31.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
27.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
367
161.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
3.71
3.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
14.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
3.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
14
6.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
2.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Kaat
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
2.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Jim Kaat
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83.33
83.33