Clayton Andrews vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Gen ZCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaMilwaukee BrewersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Clayton Andrews as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Palmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.505 compared to 27 and 3.545 for Clayton Andrews. By the career numbers, Matt Palmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Clayton Andrews and Matt Palmer

Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
32.07
32.07
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
16.91
16.91
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
9.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.82
9.82
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.8
0.8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
4.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.27
12.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.909
1.909
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
2.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
61.36
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
2.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
29.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
29.45
29.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.546
3.546
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
54
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.539
0.539
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.36
61.36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Clayton Andrews and Matt Palmer

Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
12.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Clayton Andrews and Matt Palmer

Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
600
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Clayton Andrews
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA