Chris Michalak vs. Jim Palmer — Career Comparison

Chris Michalak
Gen XIllinoisThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Palmer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Jim Palmer posted a stronger line than Chris Michalak. Jim Palmer posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.86 vs 4.7) and WHIP (1.190 vs 1.683). By the career numbers, Jim Palmer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Chris Michalak and Jim Palmer

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.13
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.47
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.61
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.71
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
40
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.81
63.81
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.48
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
4.7
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.86
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.7
4.7
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.52
5.52
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.302
0.302
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11844
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
9
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
228
10.72
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
7.63
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.72
10.72
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
1.27
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.69
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.44
0.44
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
85
4
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1311
2.99
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.42
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
87
4.09
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2212
5.04
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.04
5.04
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.43
1.43
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.899
0.899
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
0.19
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.8
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.33
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
872
41.02
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16114
36.73
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.47
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109
5.13
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
3.18
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.13
5.13
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.38
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.26
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.28
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.17
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.22
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
195
0.44
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.636
1.636
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
756
35.56
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14575
33.23
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.313
0.313
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.02
41.02
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Chris Michalak and Jim Palmer

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.13
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
521
1.19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
574
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11843
27
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
191.1
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3947.2
9
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.75
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
292
0.67
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
2.02
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
577
1.32
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.09
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
2.87
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
903
2.06
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
2.78
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
869
1.98
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.72
96.72
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.23
96.23
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.967
0.967
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.34
39.34
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.14
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Chris Michalak and Jim Palmer

Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
61
2287.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
576
643.58
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
11
412.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
546.37
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.906
0.906
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.46
0.46
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
94.97
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
80.45
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
10.06
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
14.53
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.153
0.153
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1.92
71.93
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22.01
24.59
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
105
117.32
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
112.85
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.546
0.546
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.215
0.215
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.879
0.879
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.414
0.414
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.041
0.041
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.875
0.875
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.301
0.301
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.6
0.6
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.1
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.81
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
100.56
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2.08
78.09
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
17.57
19.63
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
17.88
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
225
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
207
231.28
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.67
2.67
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
150
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
34.64
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Chris Michalak
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Chris Michalak
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100