Doc Ayers vs. Jim Willis — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willis
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willis 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 3.39 and 1.417 for Jim Willis. 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 Willis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
3.66
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.54
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
45.14
45.14
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.81
14.81
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
3.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.39
3.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.235
0.235
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
199
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
66.1
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
1357
8.55
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
8.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.55
8.55
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.01
8.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.08
0.08
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
35
4.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.71
2.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.829
0.829
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.81
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
39.62
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.36
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
612
3.86
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.86
3.86
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.417
1.417
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
34.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.93
0.93
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.62
39.62

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Willis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
10.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
7.83
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
9.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.889
0.889
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Willis

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
27
1012.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
14
525
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.156
0.156
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.12
-41.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
225
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
2.67
2.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Willis
Career
Per 600 PA