Doc Ayers vs. Sean Marshall — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sean Marshall
MillenialVirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Sean Marshall 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 3.86 and 1.368 for Sean Marshall. 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 Sean Marshall

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.58
44.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.9
14.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1846
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
615.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
8.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.72
8.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
3.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.23
3.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
7.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.85
7.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.36
1.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2648
38.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
1.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
289
4.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.328
1.328
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2361
34.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.73
38.73

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Sean Marshall

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
5.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1847
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
1.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
2.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
2.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.87
97.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.86
14.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Sean Marshall

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
396
2140.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
111
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
101
545.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
16
86.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
14
75.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
3.69
19.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
20
108.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
18
97.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
27.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
10
54.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1.81
9.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Sean Marshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
259.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2.31
2.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.04
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
43.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Sean Marshall
Career
Per 600 PA