Doc Ayers vs. Sam McDowell — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Sam McDowell
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Doc Ayers posted a stronger line than Sam McDowell. Doc Ayers posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.84 vs 3.17) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.338). By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Sam McDowell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
425
1.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.27
51.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.41
81.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
879
3.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.17
3.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.18
3.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.54
3.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.213
0.213
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7477
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2492.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1948
7.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
164
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1312
4.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2453
8.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.86
8.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.77
5.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.511
1.511
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10587
38.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
3.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9156
33.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.23
38.23

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Sam McDowell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
1.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7480
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2493.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
1.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
441
1.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.52
92.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.956
0.956
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.03
81.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Sam McDowell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
429
302.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
451
600
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
851
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
774
545.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
119
83.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
108
76.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
7
4.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
11
7.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.45
15.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
95.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.176
0.176
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.347
0.347
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.022
0.022
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.121
0.121
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
23.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
25.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
68
47.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
9.65
6.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
11.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
306
215.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
2.78
2.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
39.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Sam McDowell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Sam McDowell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0