Doc Ayers vs. Jim Dunn — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Dunn
Silent GenerationGeorgiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Dunn 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 3.38 and 1.313 for Jim Dunn. 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 Dunn

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.47
2.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.94
3.94
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
5.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.06
5.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
40.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.313
1.313
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
35.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.211
0.211
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.5
40.5

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Dunn

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Dunn

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jim Dunn
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Dunn
Career
Per 600 PA