Doc Ayers vs. Les Munns — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Les Munns
Greatest GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Les Munns 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 4.76 and 1.695 for Les Munns. 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 Les Munns

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
3.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.53
23.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.59
24.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
4.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.283
0.283
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
545
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
181.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
203
10.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.06
10.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
105
5.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
2.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.897
0.897
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
826
40.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
6.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.695
1.695
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
717
35.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.92
40.92

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Les Munns

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Les Munns

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
698.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
55
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
589.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.204
0.204
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
87.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
21.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
10.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
32.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
33.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
163.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
130.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.496
0.496
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.268
0.268
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
43.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
2
21.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
65.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.84
30.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Les Munns
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
141.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
4.23
4.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
1
10.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Les Munns
Career
Per 600 PA