Doc Ayers vs. Jim Wright — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Wright
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Wright 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 4.04 and 1.626 for Jim Wright. 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 Wright

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.85
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
79
0.5
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.67
16.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
4.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.04
4.04
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.89
4.89
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
75.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
10.59
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.59
10.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.33
0.33
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
3.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.83
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.21
3.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
4.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.5
1.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.833
0.833
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.09
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
338
40.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.533
1.533
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
306
36.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.63
1.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.2
40.2

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Wright

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.48
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
227
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.95
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91.67
91.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.458
0.458
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16.67
16.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Jim Wright

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
24
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
451
600
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
72
95.79
Jim Wright
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Jim Wright
Career
Per 600 PA