Doc Ayers vs. Jim Blackburn — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Blackburn
Greatest GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Blackburn 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 5.5 and 1.722 for Jim Blackburn. 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 Jim Blackburn

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.5
5.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.31
6.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
108
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
11.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.5
11.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.61
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
166
41.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
6.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.25
6.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.722
1.722
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.5
41.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Blackburn

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Blackburn

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
1542.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
6
514.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.31
-26.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Jim Blackburn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Blackburn
Career
Per 600 PA