Turk Lown vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Turk Lown
Greatest GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational 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 Turk Lown as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Turk Lown posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.12 and WHIP 1.558 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Turk Lown had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Turk Lown and Matt Palmer

Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
4.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
0.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.48
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
0.53
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.41
47.41
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.72
9.72
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
472
4.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.12
4.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.95
4.95
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3096
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
978
8.53
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.53
8.53
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
105
0.92
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
590
5.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
0.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.15
5.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
574
5.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.01
5.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.128
1.128
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4574
39.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
2.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
525
4.58
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.58
4.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.519
1.519
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3974
34.66
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.89
39.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Turk Lown and Matt Palmer

Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
504
7.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1800
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
600
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
1.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
2.97
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
4.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
272
4.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.11
96.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Turk Lown and Matt Palmer

Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
506
1259.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
241
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
214
532.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.164
0.164
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.475
0.475
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
35
87.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
28
69.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
9.96
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
4.98
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
2.49
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
17.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.005
0.005
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9.76
24.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
114.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
119.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.427
0.427
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.149
0.149
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.206
0.206
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
24.9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
54.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7.86
19.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
32.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
48
119.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.02
5.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Turk Lown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
34.85
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
4
9.96
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Turk Lown
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA