Doc Ayers vs. Marcus Walden — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Marcus Walden
MillenialCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Marcus 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 4.5 and 1.349 for Marcus 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 Marcus Walden

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.88
3.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.243
0.243
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
318
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
8.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
3.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
8.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.49
8.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
38.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
5.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.35
5.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.34
1.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
34.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.68
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.8
38.8

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Marcus Walden

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
7.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
318
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.172
0.172
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Marcus Walden

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
93
55800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Marcus Walden
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Marcus Walden
Career
Per 600 PA