Doc Ayers vs. Jeff Williams — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jeff Williams
Gen XAustraliaThrows LeftBats RightOceaniaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Williams 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 7.49 and 1.855 for Jeff Williams. 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 Williams

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.77
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.16
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.81
10.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
7.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.49
7.49
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.45
6.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.293
0.293
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
173
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
10.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.14
10.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
6.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.4
6.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
4.68
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.68
4.68
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.231
1.231
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
271
42.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
8.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.12
8.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
1.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.838
1.838
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
222
34.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.41
1.41
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.29
42.29

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jeff Williams

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
5.77
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.62
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
173
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.72
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.81
10.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jeff Williams

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
37
1707.69
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
13
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
11
507.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
60
79.82
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
23.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.432
0.432
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.58
26.65
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jeff Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
323.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1.86
1.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jeff Williams
Career
Per 600 PA