Doc Ayers vs. Dave Thies — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Thies
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Thies 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 4.62 and 1.500 for Dave Thies. 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 Dave Thies

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.22
22.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
4.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.62
4.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.84
4.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
9.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.26
4.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
39.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
5.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
34.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.67
1.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.08
39.08

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dave Thies

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
3.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.22
22.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dave Thies

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
900
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
90.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.275
0.275
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
93.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dave Thies
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dave Thies
Career
Per 600 PA