Matt Palmer vs. Bob Purkey — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Bob Purkey
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Bob Purkey posted a stronger line than Matt Palmer. Bob Purkey posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.79 vs 4.56) and WHIP (1.287 vs 1.505). By the career numbers, Bob Purkey had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Bob Purkey

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
1.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
0.55
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
115
0.49
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
52.87
52.87
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
0.39
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
891
3.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2170
9.24
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.24
9.24
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
195
0.83
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.83
0.83
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.51
0.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
510
2.17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
793
3.38
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.38
3.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.05
2.05
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.616
0.616
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
0.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8899
37.87
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
4.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.25
4.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.267
1.267
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8318
35.4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.59
2.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.87
37.87

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Bob Purkey

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
386
1.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
1.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6344
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2114.2
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
184
0.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
464
1.97
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
2.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
648
2.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.57
96.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.679
1.679
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71.5
71.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
0.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Bob Purkey

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
387
310.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
748
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
645
517.38
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
71
56.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
42.51
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
7.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.41
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
4.81
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
14.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.254
0.254
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.009
0.009
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.085
0.085
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.83
16.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
104
83.42
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
90.64
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.163
0.163
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.325
0.325
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.051
0.051
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.252
0.252
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.204
0.204
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
42.51
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
33.69
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
89
71.39
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.37
1.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
3.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
38
30.48
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
325
260.7
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
2.3
2.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
56
44.92
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
4.01
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
5
4.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Bob Purkey
Career
Per 600 PA