Doc Ayers vs. Aaron Thompson — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Aaron Thompson
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Aaron Thompson 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 4.94 and 1.585 for Aaron Thompson. 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 Aaron Thompson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
4.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
142
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
10.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.08
10.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.61
3.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
4.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.46
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
39.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.521
1.521
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
34.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.74
39.74

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Aaron Thompson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
9.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
142
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Aaron Thompson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
31200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.34
205.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Aaron Thompson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Aaron Thompson
Career
Per 600 PA