Phil Norton vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Phil Norton
Gen XTexasThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational 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 Phil Norton 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 5.07 and 1.679 for Phil Norton. By the career numbers, Matt Palmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Phil Norton and Matt Palmer

Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
5.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.27
0.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
9.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.16
9.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.97
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
5.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.68
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.26
5.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
5.95
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.95
5.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.66
0.66
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.246
1.246
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
411
40.06
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
5.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.49
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.603
1.603
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
348
33.92
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.06
40.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Phil Norton and Matt Palmer

Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
8.97
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.39
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.46
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.85
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.207
0.207
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.17
2.17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Norton and Matt Palmer

Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
92
11040
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
4
480
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
112.34
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
240
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
150
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.09
130.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
35.37
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Phil Norton
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Norton
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA