Lynn Nelson and Jim Palmer Comparison

Who is the better baseball player Lynn Nelson 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 Lynn Nelson 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.

Lynn Nelson Jim Palmer
Bats Left Right
Throws Right Right
Position Starting Pitcher Starting Pitcher
Generation The Greatest Generation The Silent Generation
Hall of Fame No Yes

Pitching Stats for Lynn Nelson and Jim Palmer

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
166
68
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
558
68
Career
162 Game Avg.
60
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
521
25
Career
162 Game Avg.
33
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
268
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
42
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
152
42
Career
162 Game Avg.
44
44
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
63.81
44
Career
162 Game Avg.
29
12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
211
12
Career
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
6
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
395
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
1253
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.25
5.25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.86
5.25
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.12
5.12
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.91
5.12
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.13
5.13
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.9
5.13
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.281
0.281
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.23
0.281
Career
162 Game Avg.
2030
832
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11844
832
Career
162 Game Avg.
676.67
277.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3948
277.19
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
777
318
Career
162 Game Avg.
3349
318
Career
162 Game Avg.
10.33
10.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
7.63
10.33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
86
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
303
35
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.14
1.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.69
1.14
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0.52
0.52
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.54
0.52
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
262
107
Career
162 Game Avg.
1311
107
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
37
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.48
3.48
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.99
3.48
Career
162 Game Avg.
255
104
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2212
104
Career
162 Game Avg.
3.39
3.39
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5.04
3.39
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.54
1.54
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.96
1.54
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.764
0.764
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.892
0.764
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
12
5
Career
162 Game Avg.
85
5
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
16
7
Career
162 Game Avg.
38
7
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
11
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
3046
1248
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
16114
1248
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
76
31
Career
162 Game Avg.
15
31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
446
183
Career
162 Game Avg.
1395
183
Career
162 Game Avg.
5.93
5.93
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3.18
5.93
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
115
0
Lynn Nelson
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
0
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
75
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
195
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1.535
1.535
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.18
1.535
Career
162 Game Avg.
2768
1134
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
14575
1134
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.69
2.69
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2.5
2.69
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.275
0.275
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.248
0.275
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
40.51
40.51
Career
162 Game Avg.
36.73
40.51

Fielding Stats for Lynn Nelson and Jim Palmer

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
6.59
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
6.59
Career
162 Game Avg.
172
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
558
162
Lynn Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
521
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
11843
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
3947.67
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
38.62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
292
38.62
Career
162 Game Avg.
123
115.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
577
115.85
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
5
4.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
34
4.71
Career
162 Game Avg.
169
159.17
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
903
159.17
Career
162 Game Avg.
164
154.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
869
154.47
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
97.04
97.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
96.23
97.04
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.953
0.953
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1.557
0.953
Career
162 Game Avg.
8
7.53
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
53
7.53
Lynn Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Lynn Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lynn Nelson and Jim Palmer

Career
162 Game Avg.
7
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
268
162
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
576
162
Career
162 Game Avg.
387
234
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
537
234
Career
162 Game Avg.
367
222
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
489
222
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.281
0.281
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.174
0.281
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.691
0.691
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.46
0.691
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
103
62
Career
162 Game Avg.
85
62
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
84
51
Career
162 Game Avg.
72
51
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
10
6
Career
162 Game Avg.
9
6
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
4
2
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
5
3
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
3
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
19
11
Career
162 Game Avg.
13
11
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.014
0.014
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.006
0.014
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.049
0.049
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.035
0.049
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
41.93
25.35
Career
162 Game Avg.
22.01
25.35
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
136
82
Career
162 Game Avg.
105
82
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
120
73
Career
162 Game Avg.
101
73
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.31
0.31
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.188
0.31
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.371
0.371
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.215
0.371
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.681
0.681
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.403
0.681
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.09
0.09
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.041
0.09
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.232
0.232
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.138
0.232
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.579
0.579
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.301
0.579
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.312
0.312
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.293
0.312
Career
162 Game Avg.
42
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
52
25
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
55
33
Career
162 Game Avg.
41
33
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
92
56
Career
162 Game Avg.
90
56
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
48
29.02
Career
162 Game Avg.
17.57
29.02
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
10
Career
162 Game Avg.
16
10
Lynn Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.verified
48
29
Career
162 Game Avg.
207
29
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
8.06
8.06
Career
162 Game Avg.
2.59
8.06
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
0.33
0.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
0.08
0.33
Career
162 Game Avg.
3
2
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
31
2
Lynn Nelson
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
0
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
0
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Jim Palmer
Career
162 Game Avg.
0
1
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
2
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
1
1
Career
162 Game Avg.
50
50
Careerverified
162 Game Avg.
100
50