Doc Ayers vs. Paul McCullough — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Paul McCullough
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Paul McCullough 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 8.59 and 1.227 for Paul McCullough. 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 Paul McCullough

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
8.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
8.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.45
2.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.682
0.682
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
36.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
8.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.227
1.227
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
34.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.82
36.82

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Paul McCullough

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Paul McCullough

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Paul McCullough
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Paul McCullough
Career
Per 600 PA