Matt Palmer vs. Scott Sullivan — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Scott Sullivan
Gen XAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Scott Sullivan as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Scott Sullivan posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.98 and WHIP 1.368 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Scott Sullivan had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Scott Sullivan

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
0.49
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.34
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
58.82
58.82
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
326
3.98
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.98
3.98
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
671
8.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.19
8.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
1.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.09
1.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
281
3.43
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.43
3.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
622
7.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.59
7.59
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.11
1.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.225
1.225
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
0.39
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
60
0.73
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3146
38.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
1.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
353
4.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.23
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
62
0.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.291
1.291
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2755
33.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.63
0.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.4
38.4

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Scott Sullivan

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
558
6.81
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2212
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
737.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
0.87
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
120
1.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
1.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
90
90
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.194
0.194
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Scott Sullivan

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
559
6576.47
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
48
564.71
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
3.49
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
47.06
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.058
0.058
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.091
0.091
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1
11.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.29
-26.96
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
28
329.41
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
1.82
1.82
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Scott Sullivan
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Scott Sullivan
Career
Per 600 PA