Brad Lesley vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Brad Lesley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Brad Lesley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Lesley posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.86 and WHIP 1.313 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Brad Lesley had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Brad Lesley and Matt Palmer

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
7.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.87
0.87
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.61
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.62
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.61
3.61
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.72
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.037
1.037
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
299
37.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.73
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
4.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.87
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.244
1.244
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
32.85
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
33.6
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.2
37.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Brad Lesley and Matt Palmer

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
6.72
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
217
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
72.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.87
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
1.74
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.33
93.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.259
0.259
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Brad Lesley and Matt Palmer

Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
54
8100
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
4
600
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
450
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.75
0.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
45.83
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
150
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.45
66.94
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.71
35.37
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
150
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Lesley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA