Doc Ayers vs. Mike Jackson — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mike Jackson
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mike Jackson 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 5.8 and 1.973 for Mike Jackson. 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 Mike Jackson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.04
13.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.49
6.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.308
0.308
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
149
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
10.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.33
10.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.13
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.07
7.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
5.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.45
1.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
41.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
5.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.933
1.933
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
185
33.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.362
0.362
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.68
41.68

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Jackson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
4.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
2.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.565
0.565
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.04
13.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mike Jackson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
23
1725
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.03
-2.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mike Jackson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.6
1.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mike Jackson
Career
Per 600 PA