Doc Ayers vs. Ted Sadowski — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Sadowski
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Sadowski 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 5.76 and 1.625 for Ted Sadowski. 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 Ted Sadowski

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.76
5.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.16
6.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
253
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
10.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.99
10.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.71
1.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.37
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
3.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
4.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
373
39.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
6.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.589
1.589
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
36.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.35
1.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.81
39.81

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ted Sadowski

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.488
0.488
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ted Sadowski

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
1842.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
13
557.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.393
0.393
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.44
18.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.368
0.368
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.135
0.135
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
16.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
128.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
4.67
4.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ted Sadowski
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ted Sadowski
Career
Per 600 PA