Steve Cooke vs. Lowell Palmer — Career Comparison

Steve Cooke
Gen XHawaiiThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Lowell Palmer
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Cooke built a career as a starting pitcher and Lowell Palmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Cooke led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 100 vs 70), run prevention (ERA+ 94 vs 76), and home run suppression (HR9+ 94 vs 80). Lowell Palmer held the edge in strikeout rate (K%+ 117 vs 88). Role difference aside, Steve Cooke holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Cooke and Lowell Palmer

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.7
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.01
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.71
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.43
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.14
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.59
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.51
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.94
41.94
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.74
21.74
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.58
23.58
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.08
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
263
4.31
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
186
5.29
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.2
5.2
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.276
0.276
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
950
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
316.2
9
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
585
9.58
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
302
8.58
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.58
9.58
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.17
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.17
1.17
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.39
0.39
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
3.13
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
5.74
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.38
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.51
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
335
5.49
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
239
6.79
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.79
6.79
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.957
0.957
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.393
1.393
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.99
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.29
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.65
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2383
39.02
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1440
40.93
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.16
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.65
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
4.78
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
5.57
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.78
4.78
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.57
5.57
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.65
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.37
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.25
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.28
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
0.75
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.23
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.412
1.412
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.592
1.592
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2119
34.7
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1192
33.88
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.81
2.81
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.85
1.85
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.304
0.304
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.02
39.02
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.93
40.93

Fielding Stats for Steve Cooke and Lowell Palmer

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
1.7
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
106
3.01
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
1.44
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.71
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1649
27
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
951
27
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
549.2
9
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
317
9
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.33
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.48
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
1.18
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
1.05
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.08
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
1.59
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
1.56
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
92
1.51
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.53
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.85
94.85
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.18
98.18
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.885
0.885
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.509
0.509
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.62
84.62
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.58
23.58
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.09
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Cooke and Lowell Palmer

Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
104
323.32
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
108
736.36
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
193
600
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
88
600
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
171
531.61
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
82
559.09
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.14
0.14
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.386
0.386
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.403
0.403
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
74.61
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
68.18
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
34.09
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.82
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
4
12.44
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.1
0.1
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
3.22
10
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
23.29
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
87.05
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
18
122.73
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
77.72
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.145
0.145
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.023
0.023
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.098
0.098
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.124
0.124
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.292
0.292
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
8
24.87
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
61.36
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
21.76
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
34.09
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
46.63
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
88.64
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.37
-4.25
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
5.48
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
20.45
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PAverified
47
146.11
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
45
306.82
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.11
4.11
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1.96
1.96
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
62.18
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
20.45
Steve Cooke
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.11
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
5
15.54
Lowell Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Cooke
Career
Per 600 PA
Lowell Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA