Doc Ayers vs. Carl Thomas — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Carl Thomas
Silent GenerationMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Carl Thomas 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 7.45 and 1.862 for Carl Thomas. 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 Carl Thomas

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.04
6.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.72
6.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
7.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.45
7.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.31
9.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.66
4.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.552
1.552
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
43.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
7.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.45
7.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.862
1.862
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
33.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.76
43.76

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Carl Thomas

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
3.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
2.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Carl Thomas

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
360
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.66
79.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.833
0.833
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.79
94.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Carl Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Carl Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA