Doc Ayers vs. Jeff Nelson — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Nelson
Gen XMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Nelson 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 3.41 and 1.427 for Jeff Nelson. 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 Jeff Nelson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
798
9.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
0.55
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.52
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.61
51.61
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
297
3.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.41
3.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.55
3.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.224
0.224
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2354
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
784.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
633
7.26
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.26
7.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.63
0.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
428
4.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
829
9.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.51
9.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.602
1.602
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.73
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3402
39.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
237
2.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
0.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.352
1.352
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5270
33.2
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2832
32.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.297
0.297
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.02
39.02

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jeff Nelson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
799
9.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2355
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
785
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.11
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
1.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
1.66
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.55
93.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jeff Nelson

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
798
159600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.17
-33.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jeff Nelson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jeff Nelson
Career
Per 600 PA