Doc Ayers vs. Tom Thomas — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Thomas
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom 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 3.31 and 1.355 for Tom 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 Tom Thomas

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
30
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.31
3.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.81
3.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
10.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.45
10.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.52
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.74
1.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
2.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.484
0.484
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
37.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
6.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.355
1.355
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
36.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.7
3.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.97
37.97

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Thomas

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.57
78.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.1
1.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Thomas

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
10
230.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
26
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
23
530.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.3
30.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
138.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.457
0.457
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.368
0.368
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.29
29.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
46.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Tom Thomas
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tom Thomas
Career
Per 600 PA