Doc Ayers vs. Joe Klink — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Klink
Baby BoomersPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Klink 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 4.26 and 1.549 for Joe Klink. 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 Joe Klink

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
78
4.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
494
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
164.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
9.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.55
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
5.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.026
1.026
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
39.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
34.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.68
39.68

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Klink

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
9.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
494
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
164.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.119
0.119
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Klink

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
176
35200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Joe Klink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Klink
Career
Per 600 PA