Rick Luecken vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Rick Luecken
Baby BoomersTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational 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 Rick Luecken as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Palmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.505 compared to 5.1 and 1.970 for Rick Luecken. By the career numbers, Matt Palmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Rick Luecken and Matt Palmer

Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.49
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.5
37.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.44
6.44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.316
0.316
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
11.36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.36
11.36
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
1.04
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.04
1.04
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
5.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
1.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.1
5.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
51
5.91
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.91
5.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.91
0.91
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.223
1.223
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.35
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
42.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
2.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
1.26
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.828
1.828
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
35.92
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.82
0.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.18
42.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Rick Luecken and Matt Palmer

Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
6.49
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
233
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
77.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.81
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.93
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.74
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.74
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Rick Luecken and Matt Palmer

Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
56
11200
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
100
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
64.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
400
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.317
0.317
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
28
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Rick Luecken
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rick Luecken
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA