Doc Ayers vs. Tom McCarthy — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom McCarthy
Baby BoomersWest GermanyThrows RightBats RightEuropeChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom McCarthy 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 3.61 and 1.346 for Tom McCarthy. 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 Tom McCarthy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
254
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
9.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.35
9.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
2.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.76
2.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.709
0.709
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
38.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.347
1.347
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
34.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.37
38.37

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom McCarthy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
2.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom McCarthy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Tom McCarthy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tom McCarthy
Career
Per 600 PA