Doc Ayers vs. Ted Wills — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ted Wills
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Ted Wills 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 5.46 and 1.674 for Ted Wills. 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 Ted Wills

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.11
42.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.66
15.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
5.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.99
5.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.32
5.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
559
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
186.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
210
10.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
1.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.4
1.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.35
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
4.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
6.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.42
6.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.234
1.234
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
40.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
5.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.94
5.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.648
1.648
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
35.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.48
1.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Ted Wills

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
4.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
559
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
186.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
2.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
1.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.11
91.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.494
0.494
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.66
15.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Ted Wills

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
1028.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
49
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
44
538.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
134.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
97.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.3
52.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
171.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.298
0.298
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.616
0.616
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.068
0.068
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.367
0.367
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
48.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
61.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.65
56.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
36.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Ted Wills
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
24.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Ted Wills
Career
Per 600 PA