Al Lyons vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Al Lyons
Greatest GenerationMissouriThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican 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 Al Lyons 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 6.3 and 1.840 for Al Lyons. By the career numbers, Matt Palmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Al Lyons and Matt Palmer

Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
3.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.56
2.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
6.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.3
6.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.42
6.42
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
300
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
125
11.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.25
11.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.81
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.81
0.81
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
5.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
4.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.05
1.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.72
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
477
42.93
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
6.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.57
6.57
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.84
1.84
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
414
37.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.93
42.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Al Lyons and Matt Palmer

Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
27
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185.1
9
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.864
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Lyons and Matt Palmer

Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
60
580.65
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
561.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.742
0.742
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
164.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
125.81
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
29.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
38.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.235
0.235
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.059
0.059
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.85
75.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
222.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
203.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.397
0.397
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.735
0.735
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.104
0.104
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.252
0.252
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.659
0.659
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.39
0.39
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
48.39
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
67.74
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
106.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.58
83.04
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
35.37
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.68
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
29.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
154.84
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Al Lyons
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Lyons
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA