Doc Ayers vs. Tim Sherrill — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tim Sherrill
Gen XArkansasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tim Sherrill 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 7.71 and 1.982 for Tim Sherrill. 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 Tim Sherrill

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
7.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.87
7.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
14.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.46
14.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
2.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.696
0.696
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
44.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
8.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.68
8.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.929
1.929
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
38.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.394
0.394
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.36
44.36

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tim Sherrill

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
8.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tim Sherrill

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Tim Sherrill
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tim Sherrill
Career
Per 600 PA