Doc Ayers vs. Tom Walker — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Walker
UnknownHomestead GraysNegro National League IIRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Walker 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 6 and 2.000 for Tom Walker. 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 Walker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.81
6.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.357
0.357
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.556
0.556
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Walker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Walker

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Tom Walker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tom Walker
Career
Per 600 PA