Doc Ayers vs. Jim Brower — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Brower
Gen XMinnesotaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Brower 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 4.67 and 1.514 for Jim Brower. 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 Brower

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
5.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50.77
50.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.91
7.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
298
4.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.82
4.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.271
0.271
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1722
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
596
9.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.34
9.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
70
1.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
4.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
6.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.22
6.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.138
1.138
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2530
39.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323
5.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2200
34.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.91
0.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Brower

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
354
5.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1722
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
2.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.64
96.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.407
0.407
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.91
7.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Brower

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
356
3286.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
65
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
59
544.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.203
0.203
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.492
0.492
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
110.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
101.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
26.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
129.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.017
0.017
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
83.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.16
29.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
1
9.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Brower
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
184.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
3.25
3.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
36.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Brower
Career
Per 600 PA