Doc Ayers vs. Jim Holloway — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Holloway
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Holloway 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 13.5 and 3.214 for Jim Holloway. 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 Holloway

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.64
19.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.36
11.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.455
0.455
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
19.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
19.29
19.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
9.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.64
9.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.93
1.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.286
1.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
52.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
13.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.5
13.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.214
3.214
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
42.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.33
2.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.421
0.421
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.07
52.07

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Holloway

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Holloway

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
1800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jim Holloway
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Holloway
Career
Per 600 PA