Doc Ayers vs. Ted Welch — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Welch
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis TerriersFederal LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Welch 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 1.500 for Ted Welch. 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 Ted Welch

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5702
35.92
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.92
35.92
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ted Welch

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ted Welch

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Ted Welch
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ted Welch
Career
Per 600 PA