Doc Ayers vs. Jerry Nielsen — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jerry Nielsen
Gen XCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jerry Nielsen 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 5.91 and 1.844 for Jerry Nielsen. 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 Jerry Nielsen

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
8.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
5.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.91
5.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.42
5.42
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.72
4.72
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
9.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.84
9.84
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.56
0.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.19
6.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
5.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.63
5.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.67
0.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.313
1.313
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
42.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
4.22
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
6.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.47
6.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.84
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.781
1.781
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
34.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.327
0.327
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.75
42.75

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jerry Nielsen

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
8.44
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.41
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.97
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.233
0.233
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jerry Nielsen

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
30
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jerry Nielsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jerry Nielsen
Career
Per 600 PA