Doc Ayers vs. Rankin Johnson Jr. — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Rankin Johnson Jr. 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 3.6 and 1.700 for Rankin Johnson Jr.. 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 Rankin Johnson Jr.

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
6.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
3.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
12.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.6
12.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
2.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.7
2.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.703
0.703
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
42.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
39.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.43
1.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.318
0.318
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.3
42.3

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Rankin Johnson Jr.

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.571
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Rankin Johnson Jr.

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
4200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Rankin Johnson Jr.
Career
Per 600 PA