Doc Ayers vs. Ted Turner — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Turner
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Turner 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 13.5 and 2.250 for Ted Turner. 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 Ted Turner

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.87
8.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
40.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
33.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ted Turner

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ted Turner

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ted Turner
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ted Turner
Career
Per 600 PA