Doc Ayers vs. Harry McNeal — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harry McNeal
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Harry McNeal 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 4.43 and 1.758 for Harry McNeal. 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 Harry McNeal

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
4.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.59
4.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
256
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
85.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
12.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.66
12.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
3.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.527
0.527
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
42.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
7.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.758
1.758
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
366
38.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.67
5.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.334
0.334
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.61
42.61

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Harry McNeal

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
2.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.47
89.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Harry McNeal

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
12
184.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
39
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
569.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.397
0.397
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
6
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
5
76.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
15.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1.28
19.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
7
107.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.189
0.189
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.027
0.027
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.258
0.258
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
30.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
3
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0.9
13.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
46.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Harry McNeal
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
1
15.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Harry McNeal
Career
Per 600 PA