Doc Ayers vs. Fred Wenz — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Wenz
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Wenz 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 4.68 and 1.512 for Fred Wenz. 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 Fred Wenz

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
4.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.81
5.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.229
0.229
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
127
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
7.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.65
7.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.91
1.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
5.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
8.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.08
8.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.23
1.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.488
1.488
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
39.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
4.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.441
1.441
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
33.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.97
39.97

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Fred Wenz

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
6.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.129
0.129
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Fred Wenz

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
3100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-24.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
500
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Fred Wenz
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Fred Wenz
Career
Per 600 PA