Doc Ayers vs. Charlie Petty — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Petty
Pre-GenerationalTennesseeThrows RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Petty 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 5.41 and 1.763 for Charlie Petty. 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 Charlie Petty

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.47
76.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
5.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.41
5.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.317
0.317
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
684
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
228
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
12.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.16
12.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
3.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.58
1.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.588
0.588
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1086
42.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
216
8.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.53
8.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.763
1.763
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
973
38.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.322
0.322
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.87
42.87

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Charlie Petty

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
684
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
228
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.96
85.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.441
1.441
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Charlie Petty

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
34
187.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
109
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
95
522.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
121.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
99.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
11.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
22.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.046
0.046
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9.81
54.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
165.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
170.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.316
0.316
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.614
0.614
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.084
0.084
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.548
0.548
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.276
0.276
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
71.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
60.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
126.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11.01
60.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
44.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
99.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
6.06
6.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
27.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Charlie Petty
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Charlie Petty
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100