Matt Palmer vs. Ken Tatum — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ken Tatum
Silent GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCalifornia AngelsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Tatum as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Tatum posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.93 and WHIP 1.298 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Ken Tatum had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Ken Tatum

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.38
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.14
57.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
1.66
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92
2.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.93
2.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.223
0.223
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
848
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
7.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.32
7.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.76
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.76
0.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
117
3.73
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.73
3.73
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
156
4.97
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.97
4.97
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.966
0.966
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.57
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1186
37.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
3.34
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
3.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.228
1.228
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
33.6
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1032
32.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.76
37.76

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Ken Tatum

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
176
5.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
849
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
1.49
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
1.88
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.81
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.61
96.61
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.324
0.324
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Ken Tatum

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
176
2070.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
51
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
45
529.41
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.843
0.843
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
129.41
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
70.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
47.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
58.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.364
0.364
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.66
90.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
282.35
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
176.47
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.306
0.306
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.839
0.839
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.289
0.289
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.271
0.271
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.824
0.824
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.292
0.292
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
82.35
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
70.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
105.88
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
35.37
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.56
88.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
11.76
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
35.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PAverified
17
200
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ken Tatum
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
23.53
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Tatum
Career
Per 600 PA