Doc Ayers vs. Kevin Whelan — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Kevin Whelan
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Kevin Whelan 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 9 and 3.333 for Kevin Whelan. 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 Kevin Whelan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.64
18.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.33
17.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.333
3.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
57

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Kevin Whelan

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Kevin Whelan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Kevin Whelan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Kevin Whelan

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