Doc Ayers vs. Dick LeMay — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick LeMay
Silent GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick LeMay 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 4.17 and 1.472 for Dick LeMay. 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 Dick LeMay

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
4.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
324
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
8.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.33
8.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
5.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.75
5.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.093
1.093
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
467
38.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
4.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
34.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.92
38.92

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dick LeMay

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
3.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
2.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.46
88.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.511
0.511
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dick LeMay

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
45
843.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
32
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
28
525
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
6.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
3
56.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.61
-11.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
281.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dick LeMay
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
1
18.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dick LeMay
Career
Per 600 PA