Doc Ayers vs. Amos Willingham — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Amos Willingham
Gen ZGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Amos Willingham 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 7.11 and 1.895 for Amos Willingham. 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 Amos Willingham

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.54
7.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
76
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
25.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
13.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.14
13.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
3.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
3.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
5.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.68
5.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.987
0.987
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
121
42.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
7.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.11
7.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.816
1.816
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
38.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.99
42.99

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Amos Willingham

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.421
0.421
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Amos Willingham

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Amos Willingham
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Amos Willingham
Career
Per 600 PA