Doc Ayers vs. Trent Thornton — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Trent Thornton
MillenialPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Trent 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 4.38 and 1.344 for Trent 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 Trent Thornton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.42
42.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.32
15.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
4.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.39
4.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.28
4.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1203
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
401
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
399
8.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.96
8.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
1.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.05
3.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
379
8.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.51
8.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.284
1.284
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1714
38.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
4.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.334
1.334
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1538
34.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.47
38.47

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Trent Thornton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
235
5.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1203
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
401
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.166
0.166
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.32
15.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Trent Thornton

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
235
47000
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.28
255.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.333
1.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.22
243.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Trent Thornton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Trent Thornton
Career
Per 600 PA