Doc Ayers vs. Deck McGuire — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Deck McGuire
MillenialVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Deck McGuire 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 5.23 and 1.471 for Deck McGuire. 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 Deck McGuire

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.23
5.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.245
0.245
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
8.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
4.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.88
4.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
7.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.66
7.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.394
1.394
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
40.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
5.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.92
5.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.471
1.471
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
196
34.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Deck McGuire

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
4.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Deck McGuire

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
2700
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
6.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Deck McGuire
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Deck McGuire
Career
Per 600 PA