Doc Ayers vs. Mark Littell — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Littell
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Littell 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 3.32 and 1.440 for Mark Littell. 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 Mark Littell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
5.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.79
50.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.01
6.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.218
0.218
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1596
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
532
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
7.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
5.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
7.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.47
1.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.447
1.447
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2268
38.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
3.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
217
3.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.353
1.353
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1913
32.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mark Littell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
316
5.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1596
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
532
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
1.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.13
92.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mark Littell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
5124.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
37
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
34
551.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
3.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
4
64.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.059
0.059
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.065
0.065
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.57
-25.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mark Littell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
291.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.06
2.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
16.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mark Littell
Career
Per 600 PA