Donn Pall vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Donn Pall
Baby BoomersIllinoisThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Donn Pall as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Donn Pall posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.63 and WHIP 1.359 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Donn Pall had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Donn Pall and Matt Palmer

Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
5.84
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.41
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.06
51.06
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
204
3.63
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.19
4.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1516
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
519
9.24
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.93
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.93
0.93
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
139
2.48
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.48
2.48
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
278
4.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.95
4.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.825
0.825
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.07
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2139
38.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
4.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.53
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.21
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
1.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1937
34.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.1
38.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Donn Pall and Matt Palmer

Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
328
5.84
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1516
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
505.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
1.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
1.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
1.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.95
94.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Donn Pall and Matt Palmer

Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
328
32800
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
5
500
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.02
2.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.075
0.075
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-20.68
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Donn Pall
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Donn Pall
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA