Doc Ayers vs. Hal Kelleher — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hal Kelleher
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Kelleher 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 5.95 and 1.894 for Hal Kelleher. 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 Hal Kelleher

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
3.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.77
30.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
5.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.95
5.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
404
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
174
11.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.63
11.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
3.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.965
0.965
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
43.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
7.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.42
7.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.894
1.894
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
562
37.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.22
2.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.71
43.71

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Hal Kelleher

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Hal Kelleher

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
757.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
42
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
39
557.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.56
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
128.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
114.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.35
33.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
142.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
171.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.256
0.256
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.026
0.026
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
57.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
4
57.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.72
38.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
42.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
114.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.25
5.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Hal Kelleher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Hal Kelleher
Career
Per 600 PA