Doc Ayers vs. Jim Willoughby — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Willoughby
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Willoughby 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 3.79 and 1.329 for Jim Willoughby. 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 Willoughby

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
0.41
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.42
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.94
41.94
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.76
11.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.56
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
232
3.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.79
3.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1652
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
550.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
9.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
382
2.41
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
145
2.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.41
2.41
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
4.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.05
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.717
0.717
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.34
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2306
37.69
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
134
2.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
266
4.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.35
4.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.87
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.277
1.277
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2088
34.13
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.12
1.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37.69
37.69

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Willoughby

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
238
3.89
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.46
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1653
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
551
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
0.88
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.58
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.55
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
151
2.47
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.79
96.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.635
0.635
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.76
11.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Willoughby

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
242
1837.97
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
79
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
67
508.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.494
0.494
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
10
75.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
7
53.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
7.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
22.78
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
25.27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
15
113.92
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
14
106.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.197
0.197
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.421
0.421
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.075
0.075
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.145
0.145
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.328
0.328
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
45.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3
22.78
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
2.13
16.19
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
30.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Willoughby
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
182.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
3.29
3.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
22.62
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
60.76
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Willoughby
Career
Per 600 PA