Doc Ayers vs. Dan Jennings — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dan Jennings
MillenialCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dan Jennings 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 3.1 and 1.486 for Dan Jennings. 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 Dan Jennings

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.95
45.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
3.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.1
3.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.74
3.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1046
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
348.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
341
8.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.8
8.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.65
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
157
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.05
4.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
7.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.25
7.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.72
0.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1512
39.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
1.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
3.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.64
3.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.428
1.428
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1319
34.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.36
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dan Jennings

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1046
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
348.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.185
0.185
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dan Jennings

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
390
58500
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
186.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
450
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
300
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.413
0.413
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.2
180.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dan Jennings
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
150
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dan Jennings
Career
Per 600 PA