Doc Ayers vs. Jeff Jones — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Jones
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Jones 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 3.95 and 1.585 for Jeff Jones. 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 Jeff Jones

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.68
2.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
3.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
615
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
205
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
8.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.82
8.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
1.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.23
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
4.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
5.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.62
5.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.171
1.171
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
915
40.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
110
4.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.83
4.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.527
1.527
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
767
33.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.98
0.98
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.17
40.17

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jeff Jones

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
112
4.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
615
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.348
0.348
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.68
2.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jeff Jones

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
112
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jeff Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jeff Jones
Career
Per 600 PA