Doc Ayers vs. Ed Whitson — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Whitson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Doc Ayers posted a stronger line than Ed Whitson. Doc Ayers posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.84 vs 3.79) and WHIP (1.217 vs 1.336). By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Ed Whitson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.6
50.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.67
73.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
944
3.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.71
3.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
698
2.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.8
2.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
5.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.877
0.877
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9479
38.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1045
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.312
1.312
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8573
34.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ed Whitson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
452
1.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6720
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2240
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.98
94.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.45
73.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ed Whitson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
461
411
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
513.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
72
64.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
55.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
8.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
8.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
12.81
11.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
84
74.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
80.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
21.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
24.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
44.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
16.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
169
150.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.98
3.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
70.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA