Doc Ayers vs. Herb McQuaid — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Herb McQuaid
Lost GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Herb McQuaid 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 4.33 and 1.404 for Herb McQuaid. 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 Herb McQuaid

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.9
6.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.272
0.272
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
9.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.78
9.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
2.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.85
2.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.523
0.523
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
319
39.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
291
36.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.55
1.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.51
39.51

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Herb McQuaid

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.931
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Herb McQuaid

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
1160
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.41
-56.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Herb McQuaid
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
160
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
3.75
3.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Herb McQuaid
Career
Per 600 PA