Doc Ayers vs. Johnny Johnson — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Johnny Johnson
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Johnny 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 4.2 and 1.754 for Johnny 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 Johnny Johnson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
4.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.96
1.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.2
4.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.15
4.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.278
0.278
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
10.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.28
10.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.19
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.04
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
4.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.121
1.121
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
457
42.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
2.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
4.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.754
1.754
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
396
37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.7
42.7

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Johnny Johnson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Johnny Johnson

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
1275
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
24
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
20
500
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.938
0.938
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
175
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.61
115.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
250
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
250
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.435
0.435
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.935
0.935
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.321
0.321
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.539
0.539
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4.42
110.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
175
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
3.43
3.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Johnny Johnson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Johnny Johnson
Career
Per 600 PA