Doc Ayers vs. Pete McBride — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Pete McBride
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Pete McBride 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 4.31 and 1.662 for Pete McBride. 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 Pete McBride

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
28.57
28.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
213
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
9.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.38
9.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.58
5.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
4.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
1.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
325
41.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
6.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.662
1.662
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
34.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.2
41.2

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Pete McBride

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
219
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
2.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.91
73.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Pete McBride

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
13
236.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
33
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.727
0.727
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.01
72.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.379
0.379
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.713
0.713
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.138
0.138
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.245
0.245
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.682
0.682
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
127.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
145.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
75.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
163.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
3.67
3.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Pete McBride
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Pete McBride
Career
Per 600 PA