Matt Palmer vs. Dave Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dave Smith
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief PitcherAll-Star

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Dave Smith as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dave Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.67 and WHIP 1.294 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Dave Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Dave Smith

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.59
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
216
2.4
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
240
2.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.67
2.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.72
2.72
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
700
7.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.78
7.78
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.38
0.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
283
3.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
0.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
548
6.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.09
6.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.027
1.027
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.31
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3357
37.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
432
4.8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
280
3.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.11
3.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.61
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
57
0.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.215
1.215
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
33.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2987
33.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.33
37.33

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Dave Smith

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
609
6.77
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2428
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
809.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
0.47
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
0.97
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
1.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
129
1.43
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.14
92.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.212
0.212
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.16
0.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Dave Smith

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
609
6894.34
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
53
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
498.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.33
3.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
79.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.068
0.068
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.214
0.214
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
22.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
33.96
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.48
-16.72
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
45.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PAverified
21
237.74
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.52
2.52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
0.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dave Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
56.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dave Smith
Career
Per 600 PA