Pedro Baez vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Pedro Baez
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles DodgersNational 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 Pedro Baez as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Pedro Baez posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.08 and WHIP 1.125 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Pedro Baez had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Pedro Baez and Matt Palmer

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
0.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.33
58.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.47
3.47
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
277
6.87
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.87
6.87
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.99
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
3.08
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.08
3.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
376
9.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.33
9.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.379
1.379
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1489
36.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
3.57
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.57
3.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1337
33.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
33.6
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.95
36.95
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Pedro Baez and Matt Palmer

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
362
8.98
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1088
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362.2
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.65
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.92
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.49
86.49
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.088
0.088
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Pedro Baez and Matt Palmer

Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
362
31028.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
7
600
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
514.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
1.54
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
1
85.71
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.064
0.064
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.32
-27.31
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
85.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
257.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
2.33
2.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Pedro Baez
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Pedro Baez
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA