Doc Ayers vs. Jerry Dipoto — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerry Dipoto
Gen XNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaColorado RockiesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Dipoto 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 4.05 and 1.585 for Jerry Dipoto. 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 Jerry Dipoto

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
7.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.94
52.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
0.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
223
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.46
4.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1486
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
495.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
527
9.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
4.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.02
4.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
6.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.4
6.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.157
1.157
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2175
39.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
183
3.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
4.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
1.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1883
34.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.52
39.52

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jerry Dipoto

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
7.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1486
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
495.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
1.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.27
93.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jerry Dipoto

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
9360
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
25
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
22
528
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.12
-2.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
3
72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.67
-40.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jerry Dipoto
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
288
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
2.08
2.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
2
48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jerry Dipoto
Career
Per 600 PA