Doc Ayers vs. Gary Kroll — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gary Kroll
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Gary Kroll 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 4.24 and 1.494 for Gary Kroll. 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 Gary Kroll

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.31
18.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
4.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.24
4.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
478
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
159.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
8.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.3
8.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
5.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
7.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.8
7.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.94
1.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.437
1.437
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
719
40.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
4.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
35.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.61
40.61

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Gary Kroll

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
4.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
1.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.11
92.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.493
0.493
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.31
18.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Gary Kroll

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
1217.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
35
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
32
548.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
17.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.49
8.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
5
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
4
68.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.031
0.031
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.172
0.172
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
3
51.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.72
-12.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Gary Kroll
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
205.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
2.92
2.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
51.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
1
17.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Gary Kroll
Career
Per 600 PA