How Matt Palmer's Earned Runs Compares to Similar Players

Matt Palmer totaled 94 career Earned Runs, well below the starting pitcher average of 332.0 — a mark that ranked among the best of his era. His strongest Earned Runs season came in 2012, posting 2, well below the starting pitcher average of 49.8 that year. The highest point came in 2009 at 53, near the starting pitcher average of 51.0 that year. The Earned Runs trended upward through the final seasons. The Earned Runs total went from 17 in 2010 to 10 in 2011 and 2 in 2012, falling over the span. The upward arc continued through his final campaign. Significant season-to-season variance characterizes the Earned Runs profile — ranging from 2 to 53 — though the career average remained well above league norms.

Matt Palmer Lifetime Earned Runs

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Matt Palmer Earned Runs Per Season

Matt Palmer's Earned Runs for each season of his MLB career, plotted against that year's league average. Switch between comparisons — American League, Hall of Fame, SP, North America, or players born in the same country — to see how he stacked up year by year.
Matt Palmer Earned Runs per season line chart

Matt Palmer Earned Runs by Team

Matt Palmer's career Earned Runs totals broken down by each team he played for, ordered by when he first joined that team.
Matt Palmer career Earned Runs by team bar chart

Matt Palmer Cumulative Earned Runs — Career Progression

A running total of Matt Palmer's career Earned Runs, plotted season by season. Each point shows the cumulative figure through the end of that year, making it easy to see when he reached key milestones and how his pace changed over time.
Matt Palmer Earned Runs year-over-year waterfall chart

Matt Palmer Earned Runs Distribution vs. Comparable Players

Each box summarizes Matt Palmer's seasonal Earned Runs alongside a selected comparison group across all seasons he played. The box covers the middle 50% of seasons, the center line is the median, and the whiskers extend to the min and max. A tighter box means more consistency; a higher median means more output. Use the selector to switch comparison groups.
Matt Palmer Earned Runs distribution box chart versus comparable players

Matt Palmer Earned Runs — Season-by-Season Breakdown

Every season of Matt Palmer's MLB career with Earned Runs alongside league, Hall of Fame, positional, birth region, and country-of-birth averages for that year. Career totals include sum, average, min, max, and median.

Note: A dash (—) means no qualifying players existed in that comparison group for that season. Most commonly this happens for the Hall of Fame group.
Matt Palmer Earned Runs season-by-season breakdown table