Doc Ayers vs. Jim Johnson — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Johnson
MillenialNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Johnson 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 3.79 and 1.374 for Jim Johnson. 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 Johnson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.24
45.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
178
2.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.83
3.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.65
3.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2114
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
704.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
704
8.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.99
8.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
237
3.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
531
6.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.78
6.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.09
1.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3000
38.32
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
324
4.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
330
4.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.21
4.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
1.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.335
1.335
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2685
34.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.32
38.32

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Johnson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
674
8.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2114
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
704.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
1.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95.39
95.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.215
0.215
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Johnson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
674
202200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.22
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA