Doc Ayers vs. Frank LaCorte — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Frank LaCorte
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Frank LaCorte 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 5.01 and 1.512 for Frank LaCorte. 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 Frank LaCorte

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.33
34.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.65
12.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
273
5.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.16
4.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1470
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
490
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
8.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.39
8.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
258
4.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
372
6.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.83
6.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2159
39.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
5.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.459
1.459
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1835
33.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.17
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.66
39.66

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank LaCorte

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
4.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1470
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
490
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.88
87.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.65
12.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Frank LaCorte

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
255
1719.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
89
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
77
519.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.104
0.104
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
8
53.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
7
47.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
1.01
6.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
9
60.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
9
60.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.013
0.013
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
2
13.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
33.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
7
47.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.73
-11.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
188.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
3.18
3.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
67.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Frank LaCorte
Career
Per 600 PA