Doc Ayers vs. Nelson King — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Nelson King
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Nelson 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 3.58 and 1.483 for Nelson 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 Nelson King

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
3.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
520
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
173.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
10.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.02
10.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
2.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
3.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.704
0.704
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
38.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
2.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.402
1.402
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
683
35.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Nelson King

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
4.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.411
0.411
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.21
4.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Nelson King

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
95
2035.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
28
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
23
492.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0.179
0.179
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.58
-55.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Nelson King
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
192.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
3.11
3.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
107.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
1
21.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Nelson King
Career
Per 600 PA