Doc Ayers vs. Lowell Palmer — Career Comparison

Doc Ayers
Lost GenerationVirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lowell Palmer
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Doc Ayers built a career as a starting pitcher and Lowell 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 5.29 and 1.648 for Lowell 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 Lowell Palmer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
1.88
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.01
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
140
0.88
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.71
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
0.41
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
0.5
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.14
45.14
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.82
46.82
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.58
23.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58
0.37
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.11
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.09
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
451
2.84
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.84
2.84
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.258
0.258
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4286
27
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1428.2
9
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1357
8.55
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
302
8.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.55
8.55
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.58
8.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.14
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.39
0.39
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
382
2.41
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
202
5.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.51
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.41
2.41
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
622
3.92
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
6.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.92
3.92
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.08
2.08
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.25
2.25
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.703
0.703
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.09
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.99
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.31
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.03
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5702
35.92
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
40.93
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.69
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
612
3.86
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
5.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.37
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.23
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.217
1.217
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5270
33.2
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1192
33.88
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.05
2.05
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.92
35.92
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.93
40.93

Fielding Stats for Doc Ayers and Lowell Palmer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
299
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.01
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.71
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
951
27
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
9
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
354
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
1.05
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
457
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.56
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
418
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.47
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.398
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.509
0.509
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23.58
23.58
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Doc Ayers and Lowell Palmer

Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
299
397.78
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
736.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
451
600
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
420
558.76
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
559.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.171
0.171
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.433
0.433
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.403
0.403
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
68.18
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
60
79.82
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
13.3
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
2.66
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
15.96
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16.49
21.93
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
23.29
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
86
114.41
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
122.73
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
114.41
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
13
88.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.372
0.372
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.033
0.033
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.124
0.124
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.287
0.287
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0.207
0.207
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
26.61
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
61.36
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
30.6
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
57.21
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.21
17.57
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.8
5.48
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
17.29
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
95.79
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
306.82
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.26
6.26
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
1.96
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
22.62
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.45
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.33
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
5.32
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
6.65
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Doc Ayers
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
20
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA