Doc Ayers vs. Chuck McElroy — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chuck McElroy
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Chuck McElroy 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 3.9 and 1.531 for Chuck McElroy. 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 Chuck McElroy

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
654
7.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.88
55.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.07
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
320
3.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2218
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
739.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
8.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
4.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
7.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.35
7.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.307
1.307
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3233
39.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
2.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
4.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.469
1.469
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2801
34.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.36
39.36

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Chuck McElroy

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
7.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2221
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
1.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
1.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.1
97.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.205
0.205
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Chuck McElroy

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
655
8931.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
44
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
572.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
5
68.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
40.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
36.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
190.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
122.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.119
0.119
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.412
0.412
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
54.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
109.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.51
34.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Chuck McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
177.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
5.32
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
13.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Chuck McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0