Matt Palmer vs. Tom Parrott — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Tom Parrott
Pre-GenerationalOregonThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Parrott 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 5.33 and 1.713 for Tom Parrott. 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 Tom Parrott

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
1.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
1.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
0.44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
0.54
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.83
44.83
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
77.39
77.39
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
471
5.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.33
5.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.59
5.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.314
0.314
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2385
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
795
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1055
11.94
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.94
11.94
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.37
0.37
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
307
3.48
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
166
1.88
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.88
1.88
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.44
1.44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.595
0.595
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.24
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3699
41.88
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
660
7.47
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.47
7.47
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.713
1.713
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3364
38.08
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.323
0.323
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.88
41.88

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Tom Parrott

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
281
1.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6726
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2242
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
645
2.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
225
0.9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
59
0.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
929
3.73
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
870
3.49
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.65
93.65
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.096
3.096
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Tom Parrott

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
278
159.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1048
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
986
564.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.303
0.303
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.798
0.798
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
299
171.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
218
124.81
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
22.9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
8.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
81
46.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
144.46
82.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
436
249.62
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
340
194.66
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.331
0.331
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.442
0.442
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.773
0.773
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.732
0.732
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0.309
0.309
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
89.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
163
93.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
304
174.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
35.37
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
162.17
92.85
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
22.9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PAverified
51
29.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.55
20.55
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.78
0.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
12.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
14.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Tom Parrott
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100