Doc Ayers vs. Kris Keller — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kris Keller
Gen XPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Kris Keller 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 27 and 5.000 for Kris Keller. 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 Kris Keller

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.2
35.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
72

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Kris Keller

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Kris Keller
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kris Keller
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Kris Keller

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