Doc Ayers vs. John King — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John King
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and John King 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 3.8 and 1.405 for John King. 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 John King

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
7.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
3.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
760
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
253.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
10.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.05
10.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
5.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.86
5.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1093
38.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
127
4.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.386
1.386
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1002
35.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.83
38.83

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and John King

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
7.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
760
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
253.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
1.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
2.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
2.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
John King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.22
97.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.327
0.327
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and John King

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
John King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
214
128400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
John King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
John King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
John King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
John King
Career
Per 600 PA