Doc Ayers vs. John Thornton — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Thornton
Pre-GenerationalDistrict of ColumbiaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and John Thornton 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 4.1 and 1.486 for John Thornton. 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 John Thornton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.12
44.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85.37
85.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
4.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.1
4.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.252
0.252
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
870
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
290
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
9.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.06
9.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
139
4.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
1.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.77
1.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.676
0.676
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1308
40.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
5.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.486
1.486
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1159
35.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.59
40.59

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and John Thornton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
305
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
1.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
3.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
2.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.61
86.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.064
2.064
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and John Thornton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
46
190.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
145
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
143
591.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.351
0.351
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
22
91.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
19
78.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
12.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
4.14
17.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
25
103.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
24
99.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
33.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
37.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
70.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1.87
7.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
8.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
53.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11.15
11.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
John Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
1
4.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
John Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100