Doc Ayers vs. Odell Jones — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Odell Jones
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Odell 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 4.42 and 1.500 for Odell 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 Odell Jones

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
0.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.68
40.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.39
22.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
270
4.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.42
4.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1648
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
549.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
579
9.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.49
9.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
3.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.52
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.49
3.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
5.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.54
5.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.003
1.003
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2392
39.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
1.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
304
4.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.98
4.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.442
1.442
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2109
34.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.51
1.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.19
39.19

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Odell Jones

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1648
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
549.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
1.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.32
94.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.413
0.413
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22.39
22.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Odell Jones

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
201
2804.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
43
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
39
544.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.384
0.384
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
83.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.98
13.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
6
83.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
7
97.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.329
0.329
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
6.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
13.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Odell Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
209.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2.87
2.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
41.86
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Odell Jones
Career
Per 600 PA