Jack Leiper vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Jack Leiper
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaColumbus SolonsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jack Leiper as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Palmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.505 compared to 5.4 and 1.778 for Jack Leiper. By the career numbers, Matt Palmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jack Leiper and Matt Palmer

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
1.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.33
83.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
5.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.89
5.89
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
8.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.2
8.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
7.8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
3.8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.8
3.8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.17
3.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
218
43.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
8.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.6
8.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.778
1.778
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
175
35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.6
43.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Jack Leiper and Matt Palmer

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
150
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.72
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.54
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
2.7
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.714
1.714
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jack Leiper and Matt Palmer

Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
6
171.43
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.38
10.96
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
3
85.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
57.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
85.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
142.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-3.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
171.43
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Jack Leiper
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.5
3.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jack Leiper
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA