Dick Lines vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Dick Lines
Silent GenerationCANThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican 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 Dick Lines as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Lines posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.83 and WHIP 1.227 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Dick Lines had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dick Lines and Matt Palmer

Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.83
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.83
2.83
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.54
2.54
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.42
3.42
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.226
0.226
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
146
7.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.79
7.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.53
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.53
0.53
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.69
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.56
2.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.895
0.895
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
696
37.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
2.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
3.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.52
3.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.15
1.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
647
34.52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.14
37.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Dick Lines and Matt Palmer

Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
5.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
506
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
168.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.48
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.21
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
2.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.31
92.31
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.449
0.449
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dick Lines and Matt Palmer

Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
107
2675
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
19
475
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.354
0.354
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
6.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
1
25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.234
0.234
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.28
-7.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PAverified
9
225
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dick Lines
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
50
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Lines
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA