Doc Ayers vs. Mark Lowe — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Mark Lowe
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaSeattle MarinersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Mark Lowe 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 4.22 and 1.462 for Mark Lowe. 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 Mark Lowe

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
8.91
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.63
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
27.03
27.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.09
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
4.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.22
4.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.33
4.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1157
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
385.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
9.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.01
9.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
1.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.12
0.12
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
163
3.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.35
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
352
8.21
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.21
8.21
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.335
1.335
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.51
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.19
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.05
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1683
39.27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.69
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
2.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
214
4.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.16
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.49
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.7
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.424
1.424
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1484
34.63
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.312
0.312
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.27
39.27

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Mark Lowe

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
8.91
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1157
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
385.2
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.33
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.98
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89.36
89.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Mark Lowe

Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
9
9
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
382
229200
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
26.61
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
30.6
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
57.21
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
17.29
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Mark Lowe
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Mark Lowe
Career
Per 600 PA