Doc Ayers vs. Mike Mattimore — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Mattimore
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Mattimore 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 3.83 and 1.423 for Mike Mattimore. 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 Mike Mattimore

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
0.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49.06
49.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87.93
87.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
3.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.87
3.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1472
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
490.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
514
9.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.21
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
2.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.42
2.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.644
0.644
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2186
40.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
364
6.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.68
6.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.423
1.423
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1971
36.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.28
6.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.1
40.1

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Mattimore

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3147
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1049
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
1.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
322
2.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
2.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.2
88.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.219
2.219
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Mattimore

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
124
149.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
497
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
544.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.626
0.626
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
111.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
86.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
10
12.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
24.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43.98
53.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
123
148.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
138
166.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.069
0.069
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.193
0.193
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.566
0.566
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
68.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
43.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
111.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45.63
55.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
7.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
48.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
62.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.56
9.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.77
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
41.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mike Mattimore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
41.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Mike Mattimore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100