Phil Ortega vs. Jim Palmer — Career Comparison

Phil Ortega
Silent GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Palmer
Silent GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBaltimore OriolesAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherGold GloveCy Young AwardAll-Star

The numbers give Jim Palmer a clear advantage over Phil Ortega across the core pitching metrics. Jim Palmer led in run prevention (ERA+ 109 vs 82), home run suppression (HR9+ 95 vs 74), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 95 vs 82). Jim Palmer was the better starter — the numbers make that case clearly.

Pitching Stats for Phil Ortega and Jim Palmer

Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.19
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
46
0.44
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
0.61
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.59
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
152
0.35
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
42.59
42.59
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.81
63.81
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.12
69.12
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.19
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
211
0.48
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
468
4.43
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1253
2.86
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.43
4.43
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.01
4.01
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.91
2.91
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.92
4.92
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.9
3.9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.242
0.242
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11844
27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3948
9
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
884
8.36
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3349
7.63
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.36
8.36
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.63
7.63
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
131
1.24
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
303
0.69
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.24
1.24
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.69
0.69
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
378
3.57
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1311
2.99
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.26
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.08
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.57
3.57
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.99
2.99
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
549
5.19
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
5.04
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.19
5.19
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.974
0.974
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.892
0.892
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
25
0.24
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
0.19
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.28
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.09
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.08
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.03
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4064
38.43
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16114
36.73
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.27
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.03
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
498
4.71
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1395
3.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.71
4.71
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.26
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
0.17
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
195
0.44
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.326
1.326
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.18
1.18
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3656
34.58
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14575
33.23
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.253
0.253
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.43
38.43
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.73
36.73

Fielding Stats for Phil Ortega and Jim Palmer

Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
19
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
1.93
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
558
1.27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
1.33
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
521
1.19
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
2855
27
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11843
27
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
951.2
9
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3947.2
9
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.45
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
292
0.67
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
1.28
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.32
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.11
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.08
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
1.84
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
903
2.06
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
183
1.73
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
869
1.98
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.85
93.85
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.23
96.23
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.897
0.897
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.557
1.557
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
69.12
69.12
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.37
93.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.09
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Phil Ortega and Jim Palmer

Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
10
10
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
19
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
205
394.23
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
643.58
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
312
600
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
537
600
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
253
486.54
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
489
546.37
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.115
0.115
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.426
0.426
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.46
0.46
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
29
55.77
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
94.97
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
26
50
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72
80.45
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
10.06
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3.35
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
3
5.77
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
14.53
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.153
0.153
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
6
11.54
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22.01
24.59
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
32
61.54
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
117.32
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
55
105.77
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
112.85
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.195
0.195
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.127
0.127
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.215
0.215
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.322
0.322
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.414
0.414
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.012
0.012
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.119
0.119
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.144
0.144
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.293
0.293
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
16
30.77
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
52
58.1
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
11
21.15
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
45.81
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
27
51.92
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
90
100.56
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
1.58
3.03
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17.57
19.63
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
50
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
16
17.88
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
118
226.92
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
207
231.28
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.64
2.64
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.59
2.59
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PAverified
30
57.69
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
31
34.64
Phil Ortega
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
5.77
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
5
9.62
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.12
Phil Ortega
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100