Steve Jones vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican 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 Steve Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Steve Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Jones and Matt Palmer

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.78
0.78
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.67
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
34.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Matt Palmer

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.89
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Matt Palmer

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
38
1520
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
520
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.533
0.533
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.267
0.267
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.84
33.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA