Doc Ayers vs. Dick Mulligan — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Mulligan
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Mulligan 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 4.44 and 1.494 for Dick Mulligan. 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 Dick Mulligan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
82
9.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.11
9.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
2.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.765
0.765
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
39.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.494
1.494
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
34.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.56
39.56

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dick Mulligan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dick Mulligan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
652.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
18
469.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
2.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.082
0.082
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.8
-20.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Dick Mulligan
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Dick Mulligan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100