Doc Ayers vs. Gus McGinnis — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus McGinnis
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus McGinnis 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 4.99 and 1.643 for Gus McGinnis. 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 Gus McGinnis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.27
27.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
4.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
314
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
104.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
124
10.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.66
10.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
4.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
2.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.698
0.698
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
486
41.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
7.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.48
7.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.643
1.643
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
433
37.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Gus McGinnis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
2.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.88
96.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.632
1.632
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Gus McGinnis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
18
220.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
40
489.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.225
0.225
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.663
0.663
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.54
55.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
122.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
220.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.617
0.617
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.025
0.025
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.613
0.613
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
208.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5.45
66.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
110.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.25
12.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Gus McGinnis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.25
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Gus McGinnis
Career
Per 600 PA