Doc Ayers vs. Mark McLemore — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark McLemore
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark McLemore 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 3.86 and 1.657 for Mark McLemore. 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 Mark McLemore

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.49
4.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
9.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.77
9.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.63
4.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.21
1.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.514
1.514
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
41.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
36.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mark McLemore

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
7.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.035
0.035
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mark McLemore

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mark McLemore
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mark McLemore
Career
Per 600 PA