Willie Grace vs. Dean Palmer — Career Comparison

Willie Grace
Greatest GenerationMississippiThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaCleveland BuckeyesNegro American LeagueRight FielderAll-Star
Dean Palmer
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueThird BasemanSilver SluggerAll-Star

Looking at the career totals, Willie Grace and Dean Palmer are closely matched on the surface stats. Dean Palmer posted stronger numbers in OPS (.799 vs .720) and slugging (.472 vs .367). Willie Grace had the advantage in on-base percentage (.353 vs .327). By the career numbers, Dean Palmer had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Willie Grace and Dean Palmer

Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
155.78
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1357
147.69
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
389
600
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5513
600
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
354
546.02
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4902
533.5
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.743
0.743
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.806
0.806
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
108
166.58
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1229
133.76
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
138.82
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
708
77.05
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
14
21.59
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
231
25.14
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.17
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
1.63
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
275
29.93
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
18
27.76
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
521
56.7
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.224
0.224
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
47.65
73.49
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
769.24
83.72
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
130
200.51
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2315
251.95
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
134
206.68
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1785
194.27
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.353
0.353
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.324
0.324
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.472
0.472
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.72
0.72
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.796
0.796
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.062
0.062
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.251
0.251
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.65
0.65
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.769
0.769
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.305
0.305
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.285
0.285
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
41
63.24
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
734
79.88
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
47
72.49
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
849
92.4
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
88
135.73
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1308
142.35
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
55.22
85.17
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
752.04
81.85
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.54
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
54
5.88
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
25
38.56
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
502
54.63
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
2.29
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1332
144.97
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.14
4.14
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.38
0.38
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
13.88
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
0.44
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
5.55
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
94
10.23
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
6.17
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
5.22
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
3.37
Willie Grace
Career
Per 600 PA
4
6.17
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
8.6
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
60.76
60.76

Fielding Stats for Willie Grace and Dean Palmer

Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
6
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.16
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1215
1.07
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96
1.08
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1174
1.04
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2406
27
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30527
27
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
802
9
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10175.2
9
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
153
1.72
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
910
0.8
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.16
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1924
1.7
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.1
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
190
0.17
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
176
1.98
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3024
2.67
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
167
1.87
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2834
2.51
Willie Grace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.89
94.89
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.72
93.72
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.621
1.621
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.2
93.2
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.63
96.63
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.03
Dean Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
170
0.15
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Willie Grace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dean Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0