Doc Ayers vs. Hal McKain — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hal McKain
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal McKain 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 4.93 and 1.647 for Hal McKain. 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 Hal McKain

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
2.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.9
43.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.3
23.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
209
4.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1144
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
381.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
435
10.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.27
10.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
4.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
136
3.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.32
1.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.863
0.863
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1747
41.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
254
5.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.647
1.647
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
36.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.23
41.23

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Hal McKain

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
103
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
129
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.252
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Hal McKain

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
109
451.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
145
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
122
504.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.707
0.707
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
28
115.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
19
78.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
16.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
20.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15.95
66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
173.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
194.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.344
0.344
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.678
0.678
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.115
0.115
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
78.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
41.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.9
69.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
74.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
115.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
5.18
5.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Hal McKain
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
4
16.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Hal McKain
Career
Per 600 PA