Doc Ayers vs. Shannon Withem — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Shannon Withem
Gen XMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaToronto Blue JaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Shannon Withem 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 and 1.667 for Shannon Withem. 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 Shannon Withem

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.67
3.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.333
1.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.667
1.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Shannon Withem

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Shannon Withem
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Shannon Withem
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Shannon Withem

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