Doc Ayers vs. Gene Nelson — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gene Nelson
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Gene Nelson 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 4.13 and 1.399 for Gene Nelson. 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 Gene Nelson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
4.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.3
45.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.79
13.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
496
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.06
4.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3240
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1080
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1061
8.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.84
8.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.98
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
3.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
655
5.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.46
5.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.994
0.994
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4652
38.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
4.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
0.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.369
1.369
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4118
34.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.77
38.77

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Gene Nelson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
493
4.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3240
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1080
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
1.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
214
1.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.73
96.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.42
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.79
13.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Gene Nelson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
500
300000
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.03
18.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Gene Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Gene Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100