Doc Ayers vs. John Wasdin — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
John Wasdin
Gen XVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and John Wasdin 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 5.28 and 1.462 for John Wasdin. 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 John Wasdin

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
3.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.82
19.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
5.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
874
9.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.92
9.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.53
1.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
252
2.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
527
5.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.982
0.982
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3475
39.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
0.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
494
5.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.419
1.419
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3140
35.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.42
39.42

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and John Wasdin

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
3.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2380
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
1.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.5
95.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.323
0.323
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19.82
19.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and John Wasdin

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
9371.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
21
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
19
542.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.452
0.452
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
2
57.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.85
24.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
4
114.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.411
0.411
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.313
0.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.6
17.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
John Wasdin
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
28.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
John Wasdin
Career
Per 600 PA