Effie Norton vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Effie Norton
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington NationalsNational 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 Effie Norton as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Effie Norton posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.13 and WHIP 1.721 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Effie Norton had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Effie Norton and Matt Palmer

Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.77
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.03
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.74
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.43
71.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
65
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.33
58.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
4.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.83
5.83
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
61
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
11.8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.8
11.8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.69
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
2.36
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.36
2.36
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.672
0.672
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
42.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.59
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
6.34
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.34
6.34
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.721
1.721
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
37.62
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.329
0.329
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.2
42.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Effie Norton and Matt Palmer

Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
1.53
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
264
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
88
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.82
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
1.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.41
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
2.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
84
84
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.4
1.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Effie Norton and Matt Palmer

Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
15
243.24
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
145.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
81.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.42
55.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
243.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
145.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.243
0.243
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.405
0.405
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.649
0.649
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.211
0.211
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.536
0.536
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0.265
0.265
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
32.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
32.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
64.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.87
62.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
35.37
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
48.65
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Effie Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.33
12.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Effie Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA