Doc Ayers vs. Jim Murray — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Murray
Lost GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats SwitchNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Murray 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 4.5 and 1.833 for Jim Murray. 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 Murray

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.7
5.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.5
3.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.14
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
4.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.833
1.833
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.364
0.364
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
42

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Murray

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Murray

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
1200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.54
160.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jim Murray
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Murray
Career
Per 600 PA