Doc Ayers vs. Jim Minshall — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Minshall
Baby BoomersKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Minshall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Minshall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 0 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 2.84 and 1.217 for Doc Ayers. By the career numbers, Jim Minshall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Minshall

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
451
2.84
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.84
2.84
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.03
3.03
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.75
6.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
8.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.44
8.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.688
1.688
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5702
35.92
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
33.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.217
1.217
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.938
0.938
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
25.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35.92
35.92
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.75
33.75

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Minshall

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
10.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Minshall

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jim Minshall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Minshall
Career
Per 600 PA