Doc Ayers vs. Jim Duffalo — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Duffalo
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Duffalo 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 3.39 and 1.428 for Jim Duffalo. 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 Duffalo

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
4.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
3.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.221
0.221
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
893
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
297.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
248
7.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.5
7.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.82
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
155
4.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
210
6.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.35
6.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.49
1.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.226
1.226
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
38.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
3.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.354
1.354
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1122
33.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.94
38.94

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Duffalo

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
4.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
893
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
2.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
1.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.59
95.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.461
0.461
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.93
9.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Duffalo

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
142
1252.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
68
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
63
555.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
8
70.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
5
44.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
26.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.016
0.016
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.61
23.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
114.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
11
97.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.206
0.206
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.373
0.373
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
3
26.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
44.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
61.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
4.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.33
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
8.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
17.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Duffalo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
247.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
2.43
2.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
17.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
1
8.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Duffalo
Career
Per 600 PA