Al Olmsted vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Al Olmsted
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Al Olmsted posted a stronger line than Matt Palmer. Al Olmsted posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.86 vs 4.56) and WHIP (1.356 vs 1.505). By the career numbers, Al Olmsted 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 Al Olmsted and Matt Palmer

Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
8.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.31
8.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.52
0.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
3.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
3.63
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.63
3.63
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.808
0.808
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
38.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.327
1.327
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
131
34.01
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.6
2.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.16
38.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Al Olmsted and Matt Palmer

Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
104
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.34
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
2.86
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.2
2.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Olmsted and Matt Palmer

Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
5
230.77
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
507.69
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.462
0.462
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
15.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
2
92.31
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.182
0.182
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.364
0.364
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
1
46.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0.32
14.83
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.33
4.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Al Olmsted
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Olmsted
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA