Denny McLain and Jim Palmer Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Denny McLain or Jim Palmer? It is a simple question that does not always have a simple answer. I assume that if you are here, you have questions about who is best in your match up or you need help changing someone's mind. I can't guarantee it will work, but good luck nonetheless.

If you are less interested in a Denny McLain vs. Jim Palmer comparison and are more interested to see if one is tracking the other, then you are in luck! Click the “View Charts” link in the stat box to see how they compare over their careers. The data table and charts on these pages visualize how each player has progressed through their careers. They also summarizes both players' career performance.

Denny McLain Jim Palmer
Bats Right Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Silent Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Denny McLain and Jim Palmer

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
280
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
558
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
264
64
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
521
64
Career
162 Game Avg.
131
131
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
268
131
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
91
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
152
91
Career
162 Game Avg.
59.01
59.01
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
63.81
59.01
Career
162 Game Avg.
105
26
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
211
26
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
711
173
Career
162 Game Avg.
1253
173
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.39
3.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.86
3.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.2
3.2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.91
3.2
Career
162 Game Avg.
4.22
4.22
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.9
4.22
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.232
0.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.23
0.232
Career
162 Game Avg.
5658
1374
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11844
1374
Career
162 Game Avg.
1886
458.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3948
458.03
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1646
400
Career
162 Game Avg.
3349
400
Career
162 Game Avg.
7.85
7.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.63
7.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
242
59
Career
162 Game Avg.
303
59
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.15
1.15
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.69
1.15
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.86
0.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.54
0.86
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
548
133
Career
162 Game Avg.
1311
133
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
24
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
2.62
2.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.99
2.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
1282
311
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2212
311
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6.12
6.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.04
6.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4.58
4.58
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.96
4.58
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.97
0.97
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.892
0.97
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
27
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
85
7
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
26
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
9
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
7719
1875
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16114
1875
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
15
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
778
189
Career
162 Game Avg.
1395
189
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.71
3.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.18
3.71
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
19
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
115
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
18
4
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
4
Denny McLain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
195
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
1.163
1.163
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.18
1.163
Career
162 Game Avg.
7108
1726
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14575
1726
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.78
2.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.5
2.78
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.242
0.242
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.248
0.242
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
36.84
36.84
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.73
36.84

Fielding Stats for Denny McLain and Jim Palmer

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
5.79
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
5.79
Career
162 Game Avg.
280
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
558
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
264
152.74
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
521
152.74
Career
162 Game Avg.
5657
3272.98
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11843
3272.98
Career
162 Game Avg.
1885.67
1090.99
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3947.67
1090.99
Career
162 Game Avg.
154
89.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
89.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
212
122.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
577
122.66
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
13
7.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
7.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
379
219.28
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
903
219.28
Career
162 Game Avg.
366
211.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
869
211.76
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
96.57
96.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.23
96.57
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.307
1.307
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.557
1.307
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
8.68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53
8.68
Denny McLain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Denny McLain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Denny McLain and Jim Palmer

Career
162 Game Avg.
10
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
285
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
576
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
709
403
Career
162 Game Avg.
537
403
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
616
350
Career
162 Game Avg.
489
350
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.133
0.133
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.174
0.133
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.398
0.398
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.46
0.398
Career
162 Game Avg.
82
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
85
47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
74
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
72
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
5
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
9
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
13
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.002
0.002
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.006
0.002
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.012
0.012
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.035
0.012
Career
162 Game Avg.
14.76
8.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
22.01
8.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
94
53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
105
53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
107
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
101
61
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.151
0.151
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.151
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.153
0.153
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.215
0.153
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.304
0.304
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.403
0.304
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.019
0.019
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.041
0.019
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.106
0.106
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.138
0.106
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.221
0.221
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.301
0.221
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.216
0.216
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.293
0.216
Career
162 Game Avg.
32
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
52
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
18
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
41
18
Career
162 Game Avg.
62
35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
90
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.5
0.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
17.57
0.85
Denny McLain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
25
14
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
14
Denny McLain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
244
139
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
207
139
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.91
2.91
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.59
2.91
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.1
0.1
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.08
0.1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
64
36
Career
162 Game Avg.
31
36
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
10
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Denny McLain
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
100
100
Career
162 Game Avg.
100
100