Al Aber vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Al Aber
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Al Aber as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Al Aber posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.18 and WHIP 1.459 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Al Aber had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Aber and Matt Palmer

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
3.88
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.69
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.55
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.58
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
48.98
48.98
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.86
17.86
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
4.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.18
4.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1168
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
389.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
398
9.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.2
9.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.67
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
3.7
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.23
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
3.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.91
3.91
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.845
0.845
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1698
39.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
1.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
205
4.74
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.433
1.433
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1532
35.41
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.25
39.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Al Aber and Matt Palmer

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
4.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
924
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79
2.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
3.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
2.98
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.607
0.607
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.31
11.31
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Aber and Matt Palmer

Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
168
861.54
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
117
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
512.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.419
0.419
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.49
12.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
71.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
112.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.202
0.202
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.342
0.342
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.126
0.126
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.233
0.233
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
25.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
30.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
56.41
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.42
7.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
210.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.85
2.85
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
41.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Aber
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Aber
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA