Doc Ayers vs. Jim Kern — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Kern
Baby BoomersMichiganThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Kern 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 3.32 and 1.481 for Jim Kern. 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 Jim Kern

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.37
3.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
293
3.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.32
3.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.47
3.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2380
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
793.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
670
7.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.6
7.6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
444
5.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
651
7.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.39
7.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.38
1.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3422
38.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
2.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
3.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.404
1.404
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
2846
32.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.8
0.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.294
0.294
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.82
38.82

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Kern

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
416
4.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2380
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
793.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
1.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
1.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
158
1.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
90.8
90.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Kern

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
416
24960
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
9
540
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.045
0.045
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.111
0.111
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.66
-39.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Kern
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
420
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
1.43
1.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Kern
Career
Per 600 PA