Doc Ayers vs. Jim Conway — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Conway
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City CowboysAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Conway 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 3.64 and 1.308 for Jim Conway. 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 Conway

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
1.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.14
43.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
183
3.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.64
3.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.66
3.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1358
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
452.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
485
9.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
2.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.13
2.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
2.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.78
2.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.546
0.546
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1960
38.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
332
6.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.6
6.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.308
1.308
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1836
36.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.93
5.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.97
38.97

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Conway

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1377
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
459
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
2.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
2.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.8
84.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.738
1.738
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Conway

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
57
164.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
208
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
202
582.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.183
0.183
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.432
0.432
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
106.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
95.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
2
5.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
5.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
4
11.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.96
25.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
124.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
43
124.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.213
0.213
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.42
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.146
0.146
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
49.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
34.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
83.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8.55
24.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
8.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
3
8.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Conway
Career
Per 600 PA
1
2.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
20
20
Jim Conway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100