Doc Ayers vs. Bobby Thigpen — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bobby Thigpen
Baby BoomersFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Bobby Thigpen 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 3.43 and 1.412 for Bobby Thigpen. 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 Bobby Thigpen

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
7.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.27
46.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
217
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1706
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
568.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
537
8.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.5
8.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
5.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.08
1.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2448
38.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
5.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
3.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.363
1.363
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2130
33.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.283
0.283
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Bobby Thigpen

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
7.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1706
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
568.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Bobby Thigpen

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
448
268800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Bobby Thigpen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Bobby Thigpen
Career
Per 600 PA