Doc Ayers vs. Lou Mahaffey — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lou Mahaffey
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Lou Mahaffey 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 and 1.667 for Lou Mahaffey. 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 Lou Mahaffey

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.55
4.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
41

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Lou Mahaffey

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Lou Mahaffey

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
3.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-11.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Lou Mahaffey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lou Mahaffey
Career
Per 600 PA