Doc Ayers vs. Chris Nichting — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chris Nichting
Gen XOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Chris Nichting 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 5.22 and 1.589 for Chris Nichting. 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 Chris Nichting

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
5.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.22
5.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.4
4.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
336
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
144
11.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
2.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.49
2.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
6.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.27
6.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.973
0.973
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
40.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
5.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
462
37.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.82
40.82

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Chris Nichting

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
7.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
1.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
2.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.337
0.337
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Chris Nichting

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
92
11040
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
27.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Chris Nichting
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Chris Nichting
Career
Per 600 PA