Doc Ayers vs. Jim McElroy — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim McElroy
Pre-GenerationalCaliforniaNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim McElroy 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 5.12 and 1.543 for Jim McElroy. 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 McElroy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
1.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.14
7.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
5.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.12
5.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.93
3.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
348
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
116
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
9.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.7
9.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
4.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.19
4.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
3.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.72
3.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.879
0.879
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
3.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
41.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
118
9.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.543
1.543
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
37.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.43
8.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.35
41.35

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim McElroy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
420
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
2.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.17
79.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.235
2.235
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim McElroy

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
176.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
51
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
50
588.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1.02
11.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
7
82.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
94.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.157
0.157
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.184
0.184
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
35.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0
-0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim McElroy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
141.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
4.25
4.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim McElroy
Career
Per 600 PA