Bob Locker vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Bob Locker
Silent GenerationIowaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican 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 Bob Locker as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Bob Locker posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.75 and WHIP 1.266 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Bob Locker had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bob Locker and Matt Palmer

Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
5.9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
0.4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.38
59.38
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
0.97
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
269
2.75
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.75
2.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.7
2.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
776
7.95
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.95
7.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.41
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.07
0.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
257
2.63
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.82
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
5.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.949
0.949
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
0.38
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.05
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3643
37.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
288
2.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
329
3.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
0.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.175
1.175
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3313
33.92
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.3
37.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Bob Locker and Matt Palmer

Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
576
5.9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2637
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
879
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
0.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
3.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
293
3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.82
94.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.509
0.509
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bob Locker and Matt Palmer

Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
3291.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
95
542.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.275
0.275
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.25
7.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
85.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.074
0.074
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.219
0.219
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
28.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.64
-15.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
40
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
61
348.57
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
1.72
1.72
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
11.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Locker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA