Ed O'Neil vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Ed O'Neil
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ed O'Neil 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 9.26 and 2.294 for Ed O'Neil. By the career numbers, Matt Palmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed O'Neil and Matt Palmer

Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.06
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
70
9.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.26
9.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.51
8.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.74
4.74
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.356
0.356
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
68
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
111
14.69
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.69
14.69
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
5.96
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.96
5.96
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
2.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.51
2.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.941
0.941
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
1.72
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
364
48.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
95
12.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.57
12.57
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.294
2.294
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
312
41.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.88
11.88
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.379
0.379
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.18
48.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Ed O'Neil and Matt Palmer

Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
1.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
288
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
96
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.84
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.47
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
3.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
2.63
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
84.85
84.85
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.333
2.333
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed O'Neil and Matt Palmer

Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
12
167.44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
43
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
558.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.337
0.337
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.95
13.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
69.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
111.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.186
0.186
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.311
0.311
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.229
0.229
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
27.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
27.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
5.76
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
41.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed O'Neil
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA