Doc Ayers vs. Al LaMacchia — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Al LaMacchia
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Al LaMacchia 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 6.46 and 1.696 for Al LaMacchia. 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 Al LaMacchia

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
4.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
92
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
30.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
11.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.15
11.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
4.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.11
4.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
2.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.685
0.685
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
41.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.696
1.696
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
37.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.44
1.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Al LaMacchia

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Al LaMacchia

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
1371.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.14
-12.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-56.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Al LaMacchia
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Al LaMacchia
Career
Per 600 PA