Matt Palmer vs. Harley Parker — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Harley Parker
Pre-GenerationalNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Harley Parker 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 5.9 and 1.749 for Harley Parker. By the career numbers, Matt Palmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Harley Parker

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
1.21
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.94
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.54
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.46
38.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.78
77.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.87
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
88
5.9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.9
5.9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.02
6.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.336
0.336
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
403
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
134.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
13.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.13
13.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.34
0.34
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.28
0.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.61
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.61
2.61
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.61
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.61
1.61
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.33
1.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.469
0.469
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
629
42.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
125
8.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.37
8.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.749
1.749
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
584
39.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.94
6.94
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.344
0.344
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.14
42.14

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Harley Parker

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
1.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
2.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
3.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
2.89
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.67
91.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.316
2.316
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Harley Parker

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
19
175.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
62
572.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.274
0.274
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.654
0.654
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
156.92
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
138.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
18.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.118
0.118
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.46
59.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
193.85
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
184.62
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.308
0.308
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.339
0.339
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.646
0.646
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.065
0.065
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.223
0.223
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0.304
0.304
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
64.62
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
120
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
35.37
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.81
72.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
9.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
18.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
55.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10.83
10.83
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Harley Parker
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Harley Parker
Career
Per 600 PA