Doc Ayers vs. Kerry Taylor — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kerry Taylor
Gen XMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Kerry Taylor 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 6.56 and 1.803 for Kerry Taylor. 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 Kerry Taylor

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.62
21.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
6.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.56
6.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
10.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.03
10.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
6.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
5.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.3
1.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
43.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
7.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.06
7.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.803
1.803
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
282
34.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.54
1.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.35
43.35

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Kerry Taylor

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
4.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.297
0.297
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21.62
21.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Kerry Taylor

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
1480
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
560
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.46
-58.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Kerry Taylor
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
360
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Kerry Taylor
Career
Per 600 PA