Jesse Orosco vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Jesse Orosco
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York MetsNational LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jesse Orosco as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jesse Orosco posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.16 and WHIP 1.329 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Jesse Orosco had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jesse Orosco and Matt Palmer

Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1252
8.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
0.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.1
52.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
455
3.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.16
3.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.74
3.74
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3886
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1295.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1055
7.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.33
7.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.79
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
581
4.04
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
0.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.04
4.04
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1179
8.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.359
1.359
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
0.28
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.24
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.08
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5460
37.94
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
501
3.48
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
512
3.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.56
3.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.39
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.38
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
81
0.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.263
1.263
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4735
32.9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
33.6
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.41
0.41
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.94
37.94
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Jesse Orosco and Matt Palmer

Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
8.69
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.03
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3895
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1298.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
1.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.03
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
254
1.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
250
1.73
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.43
98.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jesse Orosco and Matt Palmer

Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1252
9884.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
76
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
59
465.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.54
0.54
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.67
21.04
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
78.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
142.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.261
0.261
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.43
0.43
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.36
0.36
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0.278
0.278
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
23.68
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
31.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
55.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.39
26.73
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
63.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
197.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.04
3.04
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.32
0.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
55.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jesse Orosco
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
15.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
1
7.89
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jesse Orosco
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA