Doc Ayers vs. Chet Nourse — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Chet Nourse
Lost GenerationMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Chet Nourse 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 7.2 and 2.000 for Chet Nourse. 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 Chet Nourse

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.73
5.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.8
4.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.263
0.263
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
43.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
34.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.2
43.2

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Chet Nourse

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Chet Nourse

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
900
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.2
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Chet Nourse
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Chet Nourse
Career
Per 600 PA