Doc Ayers vs. Will White — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Will White
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Will White as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Will White posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.28 and WHIP 1.111 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Will White had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Will White

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
403
1.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
402
1.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Will White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.97
57.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.75
99.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Will White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
896
2.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.28
2.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.239
0.239
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10628
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3542.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
3440
8.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Will White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
496
1.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.26
1.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1041
2.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.58
2.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.434
0.434
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Will White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14951
37.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
1844
4.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.68
4.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14387
36.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.58
4.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.98
37.98

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Will White

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
1.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10647
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3549
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
354
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
1.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
106
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
457
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
2.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
418
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
833
2.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Will White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88.71
88.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Will White
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.042
2.042
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Will White
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Will White
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Will White

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
403
157.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
451
600
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1537
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1478
576.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
271
105.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
235
91.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
10.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
2.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
14.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.001
0.001
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
68.4
26.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
316
123.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
330
128.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.311
0.311
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
167
65.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
111
43.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
277
108.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
66.1
25.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
1.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
56
21.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Will White
Career
Per 600 PAverified
128
49.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.01
12.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Will White
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Will White
Career
Per 600 PA