Doc Ayers vs. Ryan Mattheus — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ryan Mattheus
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ryan Mattheus 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 3.72 and 1.462 for Ryan Mattheus. 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 Ryan Mattheus

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
9.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
3.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
595
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
198.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
9.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.48
9.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
3.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.22
3.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
5.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.26
5.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.57
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.943
0.943
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
855
38.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.412
1.412
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
755
34.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.45
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ryan Mattheus

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
203
9.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
595
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.168
0.168
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ryan Mattheus

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
203
121800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ryan Mattheus
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ryan Mattheus
Career
Per 600 PA