Juan Acevedo vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Juan Acevedo
Gen XMexicoThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Juan Acevedo as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Juan Acevedo posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.33 and WHIP 1.504 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Juan Acevedo had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Juan Acevedo and Matt Palmer

Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.63
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.18
41.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.84
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
4.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.33
4.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.75
4.75
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
597
9.43
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.43
9.43
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
1.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.57
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
350
5.53
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.53
5.53
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.011
1.011
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.06
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2488
39.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
2.61
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
316
4.99
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.99
4.99
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.46
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.41
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
0.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2179
34.41
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.86
0.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.28
39.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Juan Acevedo and Matt Palmer

Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
367
5.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.54
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1710
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
570
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
0.66
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
118
1.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
110
1.74
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.22
93.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Juan Acevedo and Matt Palmer

Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
367
2975.68
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
74
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
527.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.092
0.092
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
48.65
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
16.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.89
7.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
64.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
72.97
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.123
0.123
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.256
0.256
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
32.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.05
-16.63
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
24.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
33
267.57
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
2.24
2.24
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Juan Acevedo
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
48.65
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
2
16.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Juan Acevedo
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA