Doc Ayers vs. Corey Thurman — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Corey Thurman
Gen XGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Corey Thurman 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 4.75 and 1.716 for Corey Thurman. 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 Corey Thurman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.16
8.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
4.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
83.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.29
9.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
1.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
7.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.24
7.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.452
1.452
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
386
41.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
35.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.92
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.69
41.69

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Corey Thurman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.184
0.184
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.16
8.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Corey Thurman

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
49
14700
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.07
-20.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Corey Thurman
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Corey Thurman
Career
Per 600 PA