Claude Hendrix vs. Billy Palmer — Career Comparison

Claude Hendrix
Lost GenerationKansasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Billy Palmer
Pre-GenerationalEnglandEuropeSt. Louis MaroonsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Claude Hendrix built a career as a starting pitcher and Billy Palmer as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Claude Hendrix posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.65 and WHIP 1.189 compared to 3.44 and 1.941 for Billy Palmer. By the career numbers, Claude Hendrix had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Claude Hendrix and Billy Palmer

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
360
1.37
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
0.98
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
0.55
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.44
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
1.06
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.38
55.38
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
71.39
71.39
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
184
0.7
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.1
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.06
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.65
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
3.44
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.46
6.46
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7114
27
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
27
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2371.1
9
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
9
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2123
8.06
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
12.18
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.06
8.06
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.18
12.18
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.16
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.53
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
2.65
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
5.29
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.65
2.65
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1092
4.14
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.38
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.03
3.03
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.754
0.754
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.853
0.853
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.27
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
1.59
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.19
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9651
36.63
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
168
44.47
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
82
0.31
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
910
3.45
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
8.74
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.74
8.74
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.189
1.189
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.941
1.941
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8905
33.8
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
148
39.18
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.25
8.25
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.268
0.268
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.321
0.321
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.63
36.63
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.47
44.47

Fielding Stats for Claude Hendrix and Billy Palmer

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
362
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
27
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
9
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
77
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
724
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.53
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
833
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.06
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
801
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.79
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.16
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
75
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.213
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Claude Hendrix and Billy Palmer

Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
421
255.15
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
4
171.43
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
990
600
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
14
600
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
922
558.79
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
11
471.43
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.241
0.241
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.662
0.662
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.464
0.464
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
222
134.55
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
152
92.12
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
23.64
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
10.3
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
8.48
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70
42.42
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.315
0.315
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
96.04
58.21
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
18.5
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
337
204.24
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
265
160.61
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
171.43
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.366
0.366
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.64
0.64
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.377
0.377
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.151
0.151
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.556
0.556
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
71.52
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
58.79
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
42.86
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
201
121.82
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
85.71
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102.55
62.15
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
20.67
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.42
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
39
23.64
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
128.57
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PAverified
168
101.82
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
300
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.89
5.89
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Billy Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
15.15
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
5.45
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Claude Hendrix
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Billy Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA