Greg Maddux vs. Jim Palmer — Career Comparison

Greg Maddux
Gen XTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaAtlanta BravesNational LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star
Jim Palmer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Greg Maddux a clear advantage over Jim Palmer across the core pitching metrics. Greg Maddux led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 142 vs 96), home run suppression (HR9+ 111 vs 95), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 102 vs 95). Jim Palmer held the edge in run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 103). Greg Maddux was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Greg Maddux and Jim Palmer

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.34
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.19
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
355
0.64
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
268
0.61
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
227
0.41
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.35
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
61
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.81
63.81
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.37
93.37
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
0.2
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.48
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
0.06
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1756
3.16
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.86
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.16
3.16
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.88
2.88
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.91
2.91
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.9
3.9
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11844
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3948
9
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
4726
8.49
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
7.63
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.49
8.49
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
0.63
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
303
0.69
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.47
0.47
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
999
1.8
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1311
2.99
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
177
0.32
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.08
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.8
1.8
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.99
2.99
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3371
6.06
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2212
5.04
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.06
6.06
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.53
4.53
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.96
3.96
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.873
0.873
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.892
0.892
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
0.13
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.19
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
0.25
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.05
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20421
36.7
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16114
36.73
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.03
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
1981
3.56
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
3.18
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.56
3.56
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
274
0.49
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.26
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
119
0.21
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.17
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
422
0.76
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.44
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.143
1.143
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.18
1.18
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18892
33.95
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14575
33.23
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.66
2.66
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.288
0.288
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.7
36.7
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Greg Maddux and Jim Palmer

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
23
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
19
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
744
1.34
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
1.33
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
521
1.19
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15025
27
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
11843
27
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5008.1
9
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3947.2
9
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
546
0.98
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
292
0.67
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1194
2.15
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
577
1.32
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.1
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.08
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1793
3.22
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
903
2.06
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1740
3.13
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
869
1.98
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.04
97.04
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.339
2.339
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.557
1.557
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99.46
99.46
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.37
93.37
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
0.18
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.12
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Greg Maddux and Jim Palmer

Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
23
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
19
19
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
759
251.32
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
576
643.58
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1812
600
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
537
600
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1591
526.82
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
489
546.37
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.171
0.171
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.467
0.467
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
272
90.07
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
85
94.97
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
230
76.16
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
72
80.45
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
35
11.59
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.66
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
1.66
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
13.91
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.53
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.018
0.018
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61.59
20.4
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22.01
24.59
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
326
107.95
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
105
117.32
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
311
102.98
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
101
112.85
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.034
0.034
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.281
0.281
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
103
34.11
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.1
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
27.81
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.81
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
182
60.26
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
90
100.56
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.64
15.77
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17.57
19.63
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
1.66
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
34
11.26
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
16
17.88
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PAverified
419
138.74
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
207
231.28
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.32
4.32
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
180
59.6
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
31
34.64
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
0.66
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
15
4.97
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
3.64
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.99
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Greg Maddux
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
4.64
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Greg Maddux
Career
Per 600 PA
78.57
78.57
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100