Doc Ayers vs. Harry Kimberlin — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry Kimberlin
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry Kimberlin 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 4.7 and 1.826 for Harry Kimberlin. 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 Harry Kimberlin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
3.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.65
17.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.09
6.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
11.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.42
11.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
1.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
2.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.24
2.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.806
0.806
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
407
43.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
6.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.83
6.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.826
1.826
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
358
38.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.43
43.43

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Harry Kimberlin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.441
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Harry Kimberlin

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
34
1073.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
16
505.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.605
0.605
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.16
36.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
126.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
157.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.195
0.195
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.6
50.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
31.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.5
9.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Harry Kimberlin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
63.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Harry Kimberlin
Career
Per 600 PA