Doc Ayers vs. Billy Palmer — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Billy Palmer
Pre-GenerationalEnglandEuropeSt. Louis MaroonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Palmer 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 3.44 and 1.941 for Billy Palmer. 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 Billy Palmer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
299
1.88
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
0.88
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
46.82
46.82
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
58
0.37
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
12.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.18
12.18
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
3.92
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.38
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.853
0.853
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.59
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
0.31
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.47
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
8.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
39.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Billy Palmer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Billy Palmer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
397.78
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
420
558.76
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
471.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.464
0.464
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
13.3
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2.66
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
15.96
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.49
21.93
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
18.5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.033
0.033
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.151
0.151
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
42.86
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
85.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13.21
17.57
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
20.67
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
300
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA