Matt Palmer vs. Jim Park — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Park
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Park as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Park posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.02 and WHIP 1.311 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Jim Park had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Jim Park

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.66
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
21.43
21.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.93
3.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.255
0.255
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
366
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
122
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
8.41
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.41
8.41
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.1
0.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
3.39
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.39
3.39
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
2.95
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.95
2.95
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.95
0.95
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.705
0.705
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
495
36.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
1.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
4.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.13
4.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
33.6
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
448
33.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.33
1.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.272
0.272
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.52
36.52

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Jim Park

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
27
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185.1
9
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
88.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.762
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Jim Park

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
42
787.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
600
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.433
0.433
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
112.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
93.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.39
25.99
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
131.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
112.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.188
0.188
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.406
0.406
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.031
0.031
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.139
0.139
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.308
0.308
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0.286
0.286
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
37.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
56.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.1
20.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PAverified
11
206.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.91
2.91
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Park
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100