Doc Ayers vs. Craig Kimbrel — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Craig Kimbrel
MillenialAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Craig Kimbrel as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Craig Kimbrel posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.58 and WHIP 1.033 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Craig Kimbrel had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Craig Kimbrel

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.85
53.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
4.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
236
2.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.59
2.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.18
2.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2465
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
821.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
492
5.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.39
5.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
3.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1282
14.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.04
14.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.981
1.981
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
0.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3306
36.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
656
7.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
2.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.02
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2897
31.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.271
0.271
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.21
36.21

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Craig Kimbrel

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
851
9.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2465
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
821.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.24
95.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.094
0.094
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Craig Kimbrel

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
851
255300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Craig Kimbrel
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Craig Kimbrel
Career
Per 600 PA