Doc Ayers vs. Jordan Walden — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jordan Walden
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jordan Walden 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 and 1.270 for Jordan Walden. 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 Jordan Walden

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
9.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
74
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.76
2.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.69
2.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
666
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
222
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
7.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.14
7.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.89
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
266
10.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.78
10.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.631
1.631
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
1.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
930
37.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
3.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
3.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.225
1.225
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
822
33.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.7
37.7

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jordan Walden

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
243
9.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
666
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.91
90.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.124
0.124
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jordan Walden

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
243
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jordan Walden
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jordan Walden
Career
Per 600 PA