Doc Ayers vs. Tommy Kahnle — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tommy Kahnle
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tommy Kahnle 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 3.61 and 1.260 for Tommy Kahnle. 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 Tommy Kahnle

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.67
36.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
175
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1310
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
436.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
6.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.95
6.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
502
10.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.35
10.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.617
1.617
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1833
37.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.239
1.239
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
1597
32.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.78
37.78

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tommy Kahnle

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
456
9.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
436.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.149
0.149
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tommy Kahnle

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
456
68400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-41.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tommy Kahnle
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tommy Kahnle
Career
Per 600 PA