Lance Cormier vs. Erv Palica — Career Comparison

Lance Cormier
Gen XLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTampa Bay RaysAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Erv Palica
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Erv Palica built a career as a starting pitcher and Lance Cormier as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Erv Palica posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.22 and WHIP 1.444 compared to 5.07 and 1.683 for Lance Cormier. By the career numbers, Erv Palica had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lance Cormier and Erv Palica

Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
290
5.57
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
246
2.64
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.86
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
0.44
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.54
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.59
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.15
46.15
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.71
42.71
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32.52
32.52
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.21
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.03
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.06
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.11
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
5.07
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
394
4.22
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.61
5.61
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.1
4.1
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2518
27
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
839.1
9
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
537
10.31
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
806
8.64
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.31
10.31
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.64
8.64
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
65
1.25
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.77
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.25
1.25
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.77
0.77
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
227
4.36
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
399
4.28
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.48
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.08
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.36
4.36
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
5.3
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
4.54
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.3
5.3
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.54
4.54
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.72
1.72
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.073
1.073
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.979
0.979
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.26
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.21
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.12
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.08
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2116
40.63
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3640
39.03
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
68
1.31
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
76
0.81
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
286
5.49
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.63
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.49
5.49
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.63
4.63
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.27
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
1.06
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.63
1.63
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.436
1.436
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1849
35.51
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3230
34.63
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.99
0.99
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.76
1.76
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.63
40.63
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.03
39.03

Fielding Stats for Lance Cormier and Erv Palica

Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
9
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
290
5.57
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
246
6.26
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.46
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.07
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1406
27
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
1061
27
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468.2
9
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
353.2
9
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
36
0.69
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.99
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
1.25
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
113
2.88
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.33
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
2.02
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
165
4.2
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
1.94
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
3.87
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.19
96.19
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.12
92.12
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.348
0.348
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.618
0.618
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.28
8.28
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17.07
17.07
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.12
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.2
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lance Cormier and Erv Palica

Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
290
3283.02
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
262
588.76
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
53
600
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
267
600
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
47
532.08
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
243
546.07
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.198
0.198
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.34
0.34
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.529
0.529
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
5
56.6
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
107.87
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.39
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
17.98
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.25
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.25
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
22.47
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
8.51
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.85
33.36
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
6
67.92
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
137.08
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
61
137.08
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.238
0.238
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.251
0.251
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.271
0.271
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.489
0.489
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.021
0.021
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.054
0.054
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.096
0.096
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.384
0.384
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.263
0.263
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
49.44
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
38.2
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
85.39
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.91
-10.3
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.56
32.73
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
29.21
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17
192.45
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
141.57
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
3.12
3.12
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.24
4.24
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
45.28
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
24.72
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
6.74
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.49
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.49
Lance Cormier
Career
Per 600 PA
Erv Palica
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100