Doc Ayers vs. Tom Wilhelmsen — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Wilhelmsen
MillenialArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Wilhelmsen 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 3.53 and 1.312 for Tom Wilhelmsen. 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 Tom Wilhelmsen

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
8.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.28
48.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.58
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
151
3.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.53
3.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.25
3.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.78
3.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1155
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
385
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
7.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.41
7.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.77
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
171
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
339
7.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.92
7.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.325
1.325
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1619
37.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
3.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.268
1.268
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1412
33.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.85
37.85

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Wilhelmsen

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
344
8.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1155
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
1.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.21
92.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.206
0.206
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Tom Wilhelmsen

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
344
206400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Tom Wilhelmsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Tom Wilhelmsen
Career
Per 600 PA