Doc Ayers vs. Grant Thatcher — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Grant Thatcher
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Grant Thatcher 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 3.16 and 1.378 for Grant Thatcher. 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 Grant Thatcher

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.82
3.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
111
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
10.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.22
10.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.19
2.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
3.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.6
2.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
37.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
4.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.378
1.378
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
35.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.46
37.46

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Grant Thatcher

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
2.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Grant Thatcher

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.05
39.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.517
0.517
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.179
0.179
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.02
38.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
112.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
5.33
5.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Grant Thatcher
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Grant Thatcher
Career
Per 600 PA