Vern Olsen vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Vern Olsen
Greatest GenerationOregonThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Vern Olsen posted a stronger line than Matt Palmer. Vern Olsen posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.4 vs 4.56) and WHIP (1.432 vs 1.505). By the career numbers, Vern Olsen 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 Vern Olsen and Matt Palmer

Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
1.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
1.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
26
0.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.57
53.57
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.57
53.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
3.4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.4
3.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.267
0.267
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1548
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
516
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
547
9.54
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.54
9.54
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.31
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.31
0.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
192
3.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.35
3.35
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
3.51
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.51
3.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.762
0.762
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247
39.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
3.94
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.94
3.94
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.432
1.432
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2051
35.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.19
39.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Vern Olsen and Matt Palmer

Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
112
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
27
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185.1
9
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
141
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
169
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
167
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.491
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Vern Olsen and Matt Palmer

Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
364.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
186
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
545.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.597
0.597
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
125.81
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
103.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
19.35
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
22.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13.95
45.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
154.84
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
50
161.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.278
0.278
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.562
0.562
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.053
0.053
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.466
0.466
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0.26
0.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
51.61
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
45.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
93.55
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.52
50.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
35.37
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
35.48
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PAverified
22
70.97
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8.45
8.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
19.35
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.23
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
6.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Vern Olsen
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA