Doc Ayers vs. Jay Powell — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jay Powell
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jay Powell 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 4.17 and 1.558 for Jay Powell. 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 Jay Powell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.6
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.02
61.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.37
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
251
4.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.17
4.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.07
4.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.261
0.261
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1627
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
542.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
543
9.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.7
0.7
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
272
4.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.51
4.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
423
7.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.02
7.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.282
1.282
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.35
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2414
40.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
161
2.67
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
295
4.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.503
1.503
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2079
34.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.58
0.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jay Powell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
8.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1627
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
542.1
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
1.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
1.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.81
93.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jay Powell

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
513
23676.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.385
0.385
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
6.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.23
-10.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jay Powell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
369.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1.63
1.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jay Powell
Career
Per 600 PA