Doc Ayers vs. Woody Main — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Woody Main
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Woody Main 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 5.14 and 1.436 for Woody Main. 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 Woody Main

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
3.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.92
13.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
5.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.53
4.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
614
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
204.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
9.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.23
9.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
3.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.69
3.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
4.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.71
4.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
39.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
5.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
35.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.4
39.4

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Woody Main

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.456
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Woody Main

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
79
1008.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
47
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
44
561.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
2.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4
51.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
2
25.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
3
38.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.05
-26.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Woody Main
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
140.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
4.27
4.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
38.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Woody Main
Career
Per 600 PA