Jose Acosta vs. Doc Ayers — Career Comparison

Jose Acosta
Lost GenerationCubaThrows RightBats RightCaribbeanWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jose Acosta 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 4.51 and 1.561 for Jose Acosta. By the career numbers, Doc Ayers had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jose Acosta and Doc Ayers

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
2.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
107
4.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.77
4.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.08
4.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
640
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
213.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
265
11.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.18
11.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
2.87
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.87
2.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
1.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.9
1.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
939
39.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
1.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
119
5.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.561
1.561
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
871
36.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.61
39.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92

Fielding Stats for Jose Acosta and Doc Ayers

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.782
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Jose Acosta and Doc Ayers

Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55
445.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
74
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
60
486.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.531
0.531
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.72
30.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
10
81.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
20
162.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.448
0.448
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.168
0.168
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.431
0.431
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
5
40.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
32.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
89.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
178.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
3.36
3.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
24.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jose Acosta
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
6.65
Jose Acosta
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20