Doc Ayers vs. Joe Vitelli — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Joe Vitelli
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Joe Vitelli as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Joe Vitelli posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.57 and WHIP 1.714 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Joe Vitelli had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Vitelli

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.179
0.179
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
46.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
5.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
7.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.71
7.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.714
1.714
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.29
46.29

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Vitelli

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Joe Vitelli

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
1000
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.3
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Joe Vitelli
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Joe Vitelli
Career
Per 600 PA