Doc Ayers vs. Mike Kircher — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Kircher
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Kircher 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 6 and 1.625 for Mike Kircher. 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 Mike Kircher

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
12.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.94
12.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
1.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.69
1.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
40.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
6.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.38
6.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.625
1.625
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
37.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.358
0.358
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Kircher

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.643
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Kircher

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.429
0.429
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
24.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.63
27.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike Kircher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
214.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
2.8
2.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Kircher
Career
Per 600 PA