Doc Ayers vs. Raul Valdes — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Raul Valdes
Gen XCubaThrows LeftBats LeftCaribbeanPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Raul Valdes 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 5.13 and 1.361 for Raul Valdes. 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 Raul Valdes

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
5.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
421
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
140.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
8.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.85
8.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
1.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
3.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.14
3.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
147
9.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.43
9.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.397
1.397
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
601
38.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
5.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.19
5.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.333
1.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
538
34.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.79
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.54
38.54

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Raul Valdes

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
6.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
421
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Raul Valdes

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
103
3433.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
18
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
13
433.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.944
0.944
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.42
80.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
233.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.385
0.385
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.923
0.923
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
33.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
66.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.68
89.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Raul Valdes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
166.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Raul Valdes
Career
Per 600 PA