Doc Ayers vs. Jan Dukes — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jan Dukes
Silent GenerationWyomingThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jan Dukes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jan Dukes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.7 and WHIP 1.350 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Jan Dukes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Jan Dukes

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
2.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.217
0.217
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
3.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.85
0.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
37.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
31.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.35
37.35

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jan Dukes

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
7.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jan Dukes

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
3200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.12
24.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jan Dukes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jan Dukes
Career
Per 600 PA