Doc Ayers vs. Don Welchel — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Don Welchel
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Don Welchel 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 5.81 and 1.677 for Don Welchel. 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 Don Welchel

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.35
3.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
11.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.32
11.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
3.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.48
3.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
5.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.52
5.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.46
1.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
42.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
6.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.97
6.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.645
1.645
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
38.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.39
42.39

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Don Welchel

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Don Welchel
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.385
0.385
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Don Welchel
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Don Welchel

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