Matt Palmer vs. Ron Willis — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ron Willis
Silent GenerationTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis CardinalsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Ron Willis as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ron Willis posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.32 and WHIP 1.544 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Ron Willis had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Ron Willis

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.42
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
12
0.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
47.83
47.83
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.72
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
3.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.32
3.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.232
0.232
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
7.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.89
7.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.57
0.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
4.49
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
40
1.51
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.49
4.49
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
4.83
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.83
4.83
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.49
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.34
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1037
39.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
2.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
3.81
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.81
3.81
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.376
1.376
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
902
34.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.54
0.54
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.16
39.16

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Ron Willis

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
188
7.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
715
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
238.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
2.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
3.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.426
0.426
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Ron Willis

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
4338.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
26
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
576.92
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.16
0.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.404
0.404
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
92.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
69.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
23.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
18.42
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
115.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
115.38
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.192
0.192
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.392
0.392
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.137
0.137
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
69.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
92.31
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
6.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
184.62
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Ron Willis
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.25
3.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
1
23.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ron Willis
Career
Per 600 PA