Doc Ayers vs. Cecil Upshaw — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Cecil Upshaw
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Cecil Upshaw 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 3.13 and 1.371 for Cecil Upshaw. 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 Cecil Upshaw

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.57
48.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
3.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.36
3.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.76
3.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1689
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
563
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
545
8.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.71
8.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
2.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.83
2.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
323
5.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.16
5.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.888
0.888
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2362
37.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
3.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
220
3.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.282
1.282
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2137
34.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Cecil Upshaw

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
5.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1690
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
563.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
2.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
130
2.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.374
0.374
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Cecil Upshaw

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
348
2269.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
92
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
75
489.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.495
0.495
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
12
78.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
11
71.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3.09
20.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
15
97.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.216
0.216
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
3
19.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
5
32.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
2.36
15.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Cecil Upshaw
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
91.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
1
6.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Cecil Upshaw
Career
Per 600 PA