Doc Ayers vs. Hal Woodeshick — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Hal Woodeshick
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Hal Woodeshick 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 3.56 and 1.494 for Hal Woodeshick. 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 Hal Woodeshick

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
4.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.51
41.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.52
14.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
3.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2542
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
847.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
816
8.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.67
8.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.42
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.09
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
389
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
484
5.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.14
5.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.13
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.03
1.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3717
39.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
2.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
400
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.422
1.422
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3293
34.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.94
0.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.48
39.48

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Hal Woodeshick

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
427
4.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
0.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2542
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
847.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
2.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
320
3.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.56
91.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.686
0.686
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14.52
14.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Hal Woodeshick

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Hal Woodeshick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
428
1316.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
195
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
174
535.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.303
0.303
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
16
49.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
15
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.063
0.063
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.05
6.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
17
52.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
26
80
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.098
0.098
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.239
0.239
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.006
0.006
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.168
0.168
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
9
27.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
-4.74
-14.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
30.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
85
261.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
2.29
2.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
33.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
3
9.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Hal Woodeshick
Career
Per 600 PA