Doc Ayers vs. Wayne McLeland — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wayne McLeland
Greatest GenerationIowaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Wayne McLeland 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 8.56 and 2.488 for Wayne McLeland. 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 Wayne McLeland

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
6.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
8.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.62
10.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.37
6.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.387
0.387
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
15.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.8
15.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
6.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.732
0.732
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
48.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
8.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.56
8.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.488
2.488
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
40.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.377
0.377
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.07
48.07

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Wayne McLeland

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Wayne McLeland

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3000
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Wayne McLeland
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Wayne McLeland
Career
Per 600 PA