Matt Palmer vs. Felix Peña — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Felix Peña
MillenialD.R.Throws RightBats RightCaribbeanLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Felix Peña 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 4.66 and 1.297 for Felix Peña. 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 Felix Peña

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.83
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
65
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65.22
65.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
135
4.66
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.66
4.66
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.01
4.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
241
8.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.32
8.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.35
1.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.38
0.38
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
3.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
267
9.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.22
9.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.389
1.389
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.79
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1117
38.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.83
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
145
5.01
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.01
5.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.48
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.289
1.289
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1003
34.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.39
1.39
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.29
0.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.57
38.57

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Felix Peña

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
3.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
24
0.83
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
782
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260.2
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
1.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
1.42
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.18
93.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.394
0.394
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.08
23.08
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Felix Peña

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
5250
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
550
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.038
0.038
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.81
-40.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Felix Peña
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Felix Peña
Career
Per 600 PA