Doc Ayers vs. Monte McFarland — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Monte McFarland
Pre-GenerationalIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Monte McFarland 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 6.46 and 2.026 for Monte McFarland. 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 Monte McFarland

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
6.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.65
6.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
12.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.23
12.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.85
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.872
0.872
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
194
44.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
8.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.31
8.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.026
2.026
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
38.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.335
0.335
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.77
44.77

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Monte McFarland

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Monte McFarland

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
1.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.037
0.037
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.056
0.056
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.22
-34.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Monte McFarland
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Monte McFarland
Career
Per 600 PA