Doc Ayers vs. Charlie Knepper — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Knepper
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland SpidersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Knepper 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 5.78 and 1.748 for Charlie Knepper. 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 Charlie Knepper

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
1.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.38
15.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.3
96.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
5.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.78
5.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.17
6.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.52
4.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
659
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
219.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
307
12.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.58
12.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
3.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
1.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.59
1.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1024
41.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
190
7.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.78
7.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.748
1.748
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
932
38.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.04
7.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.337
0.337
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.95
41.95

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Charlie Knepper

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
660
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.48
90.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.111
2.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Charlie Knepper

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
27
174.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
93
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
89
574.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
18.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
16
103.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
16
103.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.352
0.352
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.045
0.045
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
38.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
8
51.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
1.1
7.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
25.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Charlie Knepper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
174.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Charlie Knepper
Career
Per 600 PA