Doc Ayers vs. Abe White — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Abe White
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Abe White 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 6.75 and 1.821 for Abe White. 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 Abe White

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.8
6.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.89
2.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.536
0.536
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
42.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.821
1.821
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
39.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.43
42.43

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Abe White

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Abe White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Abe White

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
3000
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Abe White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Abe White
Career
Per 600 PA