Luis Ayala vs. Joe Margoneri — Career Comparison

Luis Ayala
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Joe Margoneri
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York GiantsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Joe Margoneri 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 4.29 and 1.643 for Joe Margoneri. 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 Joe Margoneri

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.57
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.62
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.5
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
0.76
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.5
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.71
44.71
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.21
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.31
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
206
3.34
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
60
4.29
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.29
4.29
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.97
4.97
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
378
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
126
9
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
9.43
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
132
9.43
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.93
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.88
0.88
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.36
0.36
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.26
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
5
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.36
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.26
2.26
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.96
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
4.79
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.96
5.96
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.79
4.79
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.86
1.86
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.913
0.913
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.087
1.087
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.21
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2340
37.99
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
570
40.71
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.61
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
233
3.78
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.86
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.49
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.17
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.299
1.299
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2115
34.34
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
499
35.64
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.89
1.89
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.99
37.99
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.71
40.71

Fielding Stats for Luis Ayala and Joe Margoneri

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
8.67
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
2.58
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.07
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1663
27
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
377
27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
554.1
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
125.2
9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.6
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.29
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
1.88
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
1.43
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
154
2.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
1.79
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
2.48
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.72
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.35
99.35
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
96
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.667
0.667
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.67
41.67
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.16
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Luis Ayala and Joe Margoneri

Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
534
18847.06
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
36
526.83
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
17
600
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
41
600
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
14
494.12
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
541.46
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.706
0.706
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.317
0.317
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
2
29.27
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
35.29
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1
14.63
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.34
47.43
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
1.21
17.69
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
176.47
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
87.8
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
141.18
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3
43.9
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.081
0.081
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.357
0.357
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.162
0.162
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.643
0.643
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.081
0.081
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.077
0.077
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
14.63
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.62
57.29
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.97
-14.17
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
11
160.98
Luis Ayala
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.67
5.67
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
3.73
3.73
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
105.88
Joe Margoneri
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
58.54
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Luis Ayala
Career
Per 600 PA
Joe Margoneri
Career
Per 600 PA