Ken Ash vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Ken Ash 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 4.96 and 1.469 for Ken Ash. By the career numbers, Matt Palmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Matt Palmer

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.86
42.86
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
89
4.96
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
624
34.81
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.98
1.98
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Matt Palmer

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185.1
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Matt Palmer

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
58
725
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.323
0.323
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
62.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.03
12.92
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
87.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.158
0.158
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
37.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
50
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.09
-1.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA