Doc Ayers vs. Jim Otten — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Otten
Baby BoomersMontanaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Otten 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 5.46 and 1.947 for Jim Otten. 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 Otten

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.29
14.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.81
7.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
5.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.98
5.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.319
0.319
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
356
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
118.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
11.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.38
11.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
67
5.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.08
5.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
5.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.197
1.197
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.61
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
41.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
83
6.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.29
6.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.829
1.829
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
470
35.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.369
0.369
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.79
41.79

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Otten

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
356
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.81
7.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Otten

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
64
4800
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
8
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
7
525
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
9.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
1
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
6.26
6.26
Jim Otten
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Otten
Career
Per 600 PA