Doc Ayers vs. Tom Waddell — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Waddell
Baby BoomersScotlandThrows RightBats RightCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Waddell 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 4.3 and 1.272 for Tom Waddell. 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 Tom Waddell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.69
57.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.96
7.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
103
4.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.31
4.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.43
3.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
646
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
215.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
179
7.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
1.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.38
1.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
3.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
4.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.93
4.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.933
0.933
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
37.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
106
4.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
783
32.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.32
37.32

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Waddell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
4.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.372
0.372
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.96
7.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Waddell

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
113
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Tom Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tom Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA