Doc Ayers vs. Jim Bruske — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Bruske
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Bruske 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 4.13 and 1.583 for Jim Bruske. 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 Bruske

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
6.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
90
90
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.13
4.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
432
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
144
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
154
9.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.63
9.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
68
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
5.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.94
5.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.132
1.132
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
646
40.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.542
1.542
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
564
35.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.38
40.38

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Bruske

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
6.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.181
0.181
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Bruske

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
106
6360
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
12.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-13.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Bruske
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
120
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Bruske
Career
Per 600 PA