Benny Ayala vs. Tommy Dowd — Career Comparison

Benny Ayala
Baby BoomersP.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueUnknown
Tommy Dowd
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRight Fielder

Looking at the career totals, Benny Ayala and Tommy Dowd are closely matched on the surface stats. Benny Ayala posted stronger numbers in OPS (.744 vs .664) and slugging (.434 vs .345). Tommy Dowd had the advantage in on-base percentage (.319 vs .310). By the career numbers, Benny Ayala had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Benny Ayala and Tommy Dowd

Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
425
268.14
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1321
132.79
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
951
600
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5969
600
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
865
545.74
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5514
554.26
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.725
0.725
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
217
136.91
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1493
150.08
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
136
85.8
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1218
122.43
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
26.5
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
163
16.38
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.63
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
88
8.85
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
23.97
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
24
2.41
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
81
51.1
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
275
27.64
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.373
0.373
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.004
0.004
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.175
0.175
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.016
0.016
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
115.3
72.75
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
696.46
70.01
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
375
236.59
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1904
191.39
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
290
182.97
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1885
189.48
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.305
0.305
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.434
0.434
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.739
0.739
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.665
0.665
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.668
0.668
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0.663
0.663
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.255
0.255
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.282
0.282
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
114
71.92
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
903
90.77
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
145
91.48
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
501
50.36
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
221
139.43
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1380
138.72
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
113.93
71.88
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
776.17
78.02
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
2.21
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
71
44.79
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
37.19
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.42
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
85.8
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PAverified
274
27.54
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
6.99
6.99
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21.78
21.78
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.35
1.35
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
1
0.63
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
6.33
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
7.57
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
22
13.88
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
2
1.26
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.99
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.52
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
6
3.79
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
368
36.99
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
33.33
33.33
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Benny Ayala and Tommy Dowd

Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
1.55
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1334
1.08
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
133
1.29
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2788
27
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33252
27
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
929.1
9
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11084
9
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
242
2.34
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2611
2.12
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1067
0.87
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.1
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
352
0.29
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
2.52
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4030
3.27
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
250
2.42
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3678
2.99
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.15
96.15
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.27
91.27
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.563
1.563
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.757
2.757
Benny Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.13
83.12
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Tommy Dowd
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
138
0.11
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Benny Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tommy Dowd
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0