Doc Ayers vs. Dave Jolly — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Jolly
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMilwaukee BravesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Jolly 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 3.77 and 1.593 for Dave Jolly. 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 Dave Jolly

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
4.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.33
53.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
122
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.41
4.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.25
5.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
874
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
291.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
7.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
6.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
4.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1313
40.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
2.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
4.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.23
4.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.555
1.555
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1108
34.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.56
40.56

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Dave Jolly

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
5.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
758
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
252.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
2.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
2.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.03
94.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.396
0.396
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Dave Jolly

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
160
1777.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
54
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
48
533.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
122.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
22.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.03
67.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
19
211.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
188.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.396
0.396
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.729
0.729
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.249
0.249
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.629
0.629
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.382
0.382
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
88.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
77.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
14
155.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6.73
74.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
144.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
4.15
4.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Dave Jolly
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
33.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Dave Jolly
Career
Per 600 PA