Doc Ayers vs. Justin James — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Justin James
MillenialOklahomaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Justin James 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 4.5 and 2.750 for Justin James. 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 Justin James

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.91
11.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.389
0.389
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
15.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.75
15.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
51.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
6.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.75
2.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
40.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.75
51.75

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Justin James

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
11.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Justin James
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Justin James
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Justin James

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