Luis Ayala vs. Jose Cano — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jose Cano
Baby BoomersD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Jose Cano built a career as a starting pitcher and Luis Ayala as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Luis Ayala posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.34 and WHIP 1.342 compared to 5.09 and 1.435 for Jose Cano. By the career numbers, Luis Ayala had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Luis Ayala and Jose Cano

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.97
3.97
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.67
3.67
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.39
9.39
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.88
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.88
0.88
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.74
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.39
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.74
2.74
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.96
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.13
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.913
0.913
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.652
0.652
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.18
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
37.99
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
38.74
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
5.09
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.09
5.09
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.34
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.348
1.348
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2115
34.34
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
35.22
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.275
0.275
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.74
38.74

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Jose Cano

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
2.35
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.17
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.6
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.78
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.78
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.39
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.96
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.57
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Jose Cano

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
600
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.65
-65.33
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
1.2
1.2
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Jose Cano
Career
Per 600 PA