Doc Ayers vs. Michael Kelly — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Michael Kelly
MillenialFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Michael Kelly 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 3.04 and 1.287 for Michael Kelly. 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 Michael Kelly

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
8.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.3
3.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
275
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
7.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.36
7.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
3.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
6.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.97
6.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.2
1.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
381
37.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
3.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
3.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.244
1.244
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
331
32.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.41
37.41

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Michael Kelly

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
8.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.102
0.102
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Michael Kelly

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Michael Kelly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Michael Kelly
Career
Per 600 PA