Doc Ayers vs. Don McMahon — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don McMahon
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Don McMahon 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 2.96 and 1.310 for Don McMahon. 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 Don McMahon

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56.96
56.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
431
2.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.96
2.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.04
3.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3932
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1310.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1054
7.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
579
3.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.98
3.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
6.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.89
6.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.15
1.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.207
1.207
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5503
37.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
3.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
482
3.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.246
1.246
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4864
33.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.55
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.79
37.79

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Don McMahon

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
874
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3931
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1310.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
187
1.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
1.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
270
1.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.43
96.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Don McMahon

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
874
2834.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
185
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
168
544.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
23
74.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
19
61.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
4.69
15.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
27
87.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
33
107.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.185
0.185
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.346
0.346
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Don McMahon
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
8
25.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
9
29.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
17
55.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
32.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
87
282.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
2.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Don McMahon
Career
Per 600 PA