Doc Ayers vs. Garland Kiser — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Garland Kiser
Gen XNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Garland Kiser 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 9.64 and 2.357 for Garland Kiser. 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 Garland Kiser

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.27
9.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.368
0.368
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.79
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
48.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.357
2.357
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
36.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.71
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.438
0.438
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.21
48.21

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Garland Kiser

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Garland Kiser

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Garland Kiser
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Garland Kiser
Career
Per 600 PA