Doc Ayers vs. Doug Mathis — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Doug Mathis
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Doug Mathis 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 4.84 and 1.637 for Doug Mathis. 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 Doug Mathis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.33
13.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
4.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.05
6.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
262
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
10.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.92
10.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.905
0.905
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
384
39.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.36
5.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.615
1.615
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
35.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.16
1.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.57
39.57

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Doug Mathis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
4.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
262
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.33
13.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Doug Mathis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Doug Mathis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Doug Mathis
Career
Per 600 PA