Doc Ayers vs. Zach McClellan — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Zach McClellan
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Zach McClellan 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 5.79 and 1.929 for Zach McClellan. 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 Zach McClellan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.21
2.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.351
0.351
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
12.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.86
12.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
3.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
40.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.786
1.786
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
36.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Zach McClellan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Zach McClellan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
7200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Zach McClellan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Zach McClellan
Career
Per 600 PA