Doc Ayers vs. Tom Thobe — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thobe
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Thobe 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 4.82 and 1.286 for Tom Thobe. 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 Tom Thobe

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
4.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
11.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
39.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.286
1.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
38.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.54
39.54

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Thobe

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Thobe

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Tom Thobe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tom Thobe
Career
Per 600 PA