Doc Ayers vs. Jim Ellis — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Ellis
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Ellis 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 2.86 and 1.864 for Jim Ellis. 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 Ellis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
2.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.86
2.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.53
5.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
11.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.05
11.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.41
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
4.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
3.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.909
0.909
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
40.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
3.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.27
3.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.773
1.773
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.91
40.91

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Ellis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
4.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
20
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Ellis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
857.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
428.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.714
0.714
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
32.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
30.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Ellis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
171.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Ellis
Career
Per 600 PA