Doc Ayers vs. Shad Williams — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shad Williams
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Shad Williams 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 8.59 and 2.352 for Shad Williams. 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 Shad Williams

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
8.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.59
8.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.56
9.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.78
6.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.339
0.339
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
13.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.19
13.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.15
2.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
7.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.98
7.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.86
1.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.636
1.636
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
47.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
10.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.43
10.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.216
2.216
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
127
38.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.43
2.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.383
0.383
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47.56
47.56

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Shad Williams

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
4.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.071
0.071
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.29
14.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Shad Williams

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Shad Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Shad Williams
Career
Per 600 PA