Scott Linebrink vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Scott Linebrink
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational 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 Scott Linebrink as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Linebrink posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.51 and WHIP 1.358 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Scott Linebrink had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Scott Linebrink and Matt Palmer

Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
8.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.42
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.53
57.53
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
256
3.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.51
3.51
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.254
0.254
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
630
8.63
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
82
1.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.12
1.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
229
3.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.14
3.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
567
7.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.212
1.212
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
0.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2778
38.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
2.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.84
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
0.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2483
34.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.299
0.299
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.07
38.07
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Scott Linebrink and Matt Palmer

Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
8.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1970
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
656.2
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
0.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93
1.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
1.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.4
91.4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.14
0.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.99
0.99
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Scott Linebrink and Matt Palmer

Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
607
18210
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
540
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.55
0.55
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
120
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
90
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
30
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.06
31.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
150
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
120
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.056
0.056
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0.357
0.357
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.07
32.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
10
300
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Linebrink
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
60
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Linebrink
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA