Doc Ayers vs. Kevin King — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin King
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin 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 7.34 and 2.054 for Kevin 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 Kevin King

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
7.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.34
7.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.77
6.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
10.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.86
10.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
4.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.99
4.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.272
1.272
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
44.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
7.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.63
7.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.924
1.924
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
34.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.76
0.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.343
0.343
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.02
44.02

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Kevin King

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
2.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.147
0.147
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Kevin King

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Kevin King
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Kevin King
Career
Per 600 PA