Doc Ayers vs. Matt West — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt West
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt West 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 3.86 and 1.429 for Matt West. 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 Matt West

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.296
0.296
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
10.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.29
10.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
2.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.57
2.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.43
6.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
37.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
3.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
34.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.29
37.29

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Matt West

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
6.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Matt West
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt West
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Matt West

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