Lou Lowdermilk vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Lou Lowdermilk
Lost GenerationIndianaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational 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 Lou Lowdermilk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Lou Lowdermilk posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.38 and WHIP 1.550 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Lou Lowdermilk had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Lowdermilk and Matt Palmer

Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
2.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
3.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.06
4.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86
9.68
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.68
9.68
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.28
4.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
2.48
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.48
2.48
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.1
1.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.68
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
38.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.46
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
297
33.41
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
33.6
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.35
2.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.25
38.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Lou Lowdermilk and Matt Palmer

Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
27
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185.1
9
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Lowdermilk and Matt Palmer

Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
20
480
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
528
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.65
15.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
72
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
120
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.208
0.208
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.345
0.345
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.128
0.128
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.263
0.263
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
72
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
96
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
9.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
48
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
15
360
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1.67
1.67
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Lowdermilk
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA