Doc Ayers vs. Mike Strahler — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Strahler
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Strahler 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 3.57 and 1.450 for Mike Strahler. 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 Mike Strahler

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
3.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
24.53
24.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
476
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
158.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.45
8.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
4.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.48
4.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
4.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.002
1.002
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
689
39.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
4.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.437
1.437
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
598
33.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Strahler

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
478
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.33
93.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.528
0.528
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24.53
24.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Strahler

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
53
1382.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
23
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
20
521.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.544
0.544
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.36
35.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
4
104.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
182.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.504
0.504
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.438
0.438
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
130.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.69
44.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
234.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
2.56
2.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Mike Strahler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Strahler
Career
Per 600 PA