Matt Palmer
Jonathan Matt Palmer
Bats: Right , Throws: Right
Height: 6' 2" , Weight: 200 lb.

Born: March 21, 1979 in Memphis, TN
High School: Caruthersville (Caruthersville, MO)
Drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 31st round of the 2002 amateur draft.
Signed June 7, 2002. (All Transactions)
Debut: August 16, 2008
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Standard Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB Awards
2008 29 SFG NL 0 2 .000 8.53 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.2 17 13 12 1 13 1 3 2 0 0 67 52 2.368 12.1 0.7 9.2 2.1 0.23
2009 30 LAA AL 11 2 .846 3.93 40 13 10 1 0 0 121.1 105 55 53 12 55 2 69 4 0 5 505 115 1.319 7.8 0.9 4.1 5.1 1.25
2 Seasons 11 4 .733 4.37 43 16 10 1 0 0 134.0 122 68 65 13 68 3 72 6 0 5 572 103 1.418 8.2 0.9 4.6 4.8 1.06
162 Game Avg. 13 5 .733 4.37 50 18 12 1 0 0 154 141 78 75 15 78 3 83 7 0 6 659 103 1.418 8.2 0.9 4.6 4.8 1.06
SFG (1 yr) 0 2 .000 8.53 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.2 17 13 12 1 13 1 3 2 0 0 67 52 2.368 12.1 0.7 9.2 2.1 0.23
LAA (1 yr) 11 2 .846 3.93 40 13 10 1 0 0 121.1 105 55 53 12 55 2 69 4 0 5 505 115 1.319 7.8 0.9 4.1 5.1 1.25

Postseason Pitching

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Year Age Tm Lg Series Rslt Opp W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB
2009 30 LAA AL ALCS L NYY 0 0 13.50 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 5 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 14 2.250 16.9 3.4 3.4 6.8 2.00
1 ALCS 0 0 13.50 2 0 2 0 0 0 2.2 5 4 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 14 2.250 16.9 3.4 3.4 6.8 2.00

Batting Against -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS BAbip TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB
2008 29 SFG NL 3 67 51 13 17 3 0 1 0 0 13 3 .333 .485 .451 .936 .340 23 2 2 1 0 1
2009 30 LAA AL 40 505 438 55 105 20 1 12 12 4 55 69 .240 .329 .372 .701 .259 163 20 4 6 2 2
2 Seasons 43 572 489 68 122 23 1 13 12 4 68 72 .249 .347 .380 .727 .268 186 22 6 7 2 3
162 Game Avg. 50 659 564 78 141 27 1 15 14 5 78 83 .249 .347 .380 .727 .268 214 25 7 8 2 3
MLB Averages .262 .333 .418 .751 .299

Starting Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GS Wgs Lgs ND Wchp Ltuf Wtm Ltm tmW-L% Wlst Lsv CG SHO QS QS% GmScA Best Wrst BQR BQS sDR lDR RS/GS RS/IP IP/GS Pit/GS <80 80-99 100-119 ≥120 Max
2008 29 SFG NL 3 3 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 .333 1 0 0 0 1 33% 33 51 15 5 1 0 1 3.7 3.8 4.2 84 1 1 1 0 100
2009 30 LAA AL 40 13 9 1 3 7 0 11 2 .846 0 2 1 0 4 31% 48 74 21 20 7 3 6 7.5 7.5 5.8 93 2 6 5 0 112
2 Seasons 43 16 9 3 4 7 0 12 4 .750 1 2 1 0 5 31% 45 74 15 25 8 3 7 6.8 7.0 5.5 92 3 7 6 0 112
MLB Averages .500 48% 49 98 -8 4.7 4.7 5.8 95

Reliever Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg G GR GF Wgr Lgr SVOpp SV BSv SV% SVSit Hold IR IS IS% 1stIP aLI LevHi LevMd LevLo Ahd Tie Bhd Runr Empt >3o <3o IPmult 0DR Out/GR Pit/GR
2009 30 LAA AL 40 27 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4 25% 7 0.802 2 6 19 7 2 18 8 19 17 4 17 3 5.1 26
1 Season 40 27 10 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 4 25% 0.802 2 6 19 7 2 18 8 19 17 4 17 3 5.1 26

Ratio Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Ptn% HR% SO% BB% XBH% X/H% GB/FB GO/AO IP% LD% HR/FB IF/FB DPopp DPs DP%
2008 29 SFG NL 67 46% 1.5% 4.5% 19.4% 6.0% 24% 0.85 1.33 70% 24% 4.5% 15% 29 2 7%
2009 30 LAA AL 505 53% 2.4% 13.7% 10.9% 6.5% 31% 1.10 1.58 71% 14% 7.6% 11% 90 20 22%
2 Seasons 572 52% 2.3% 12.6% 11.9% 6.5% 30% 1.07 1.55 71% 15% 7.3% 11% 119 22 18%
MLB Averages 55% 2.7% 18.0% 8.9% 7.9% 34% 0.78 1.06 69% 19% 7.8% 13% 11%

Pitch Summary -- Pitching*

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Year Age Tm Lg PA Pit Pit/PA Str Str% L/Str S/Str F/Str I/Str AS/Str I/Bll AS/Pit Con 1st% 30% 30c 30s 02% 02c 02s 02h L/SO 3pK 4pW PAu Pitu Stru
2008 29 SFG NL 67 252 3.76 139 55% 26% 6% 33% 35% 74% 4% 41% 92% 42% 7% 5 3 13% 9 5 2 0% 0 1 0 0 0
2009 30 LAA AL 505 1914 3.79 1124 59% 32% 12% 23% 34% 68% 1% 40% 83% 55% 6% 29 18 15% 74 41 7 30% 11 9 0 0 0
2 Seasons 572 2166 3.79 1263 58% 31% 11% 24% 34% 69% 1% 40% 84% 53% 6% 34 21 15% 83 46 9 29% 11 10 0 0 0
MLB Averages 3.83 62% 28% 15% 27% 30% 72% 2% 45% 80% 58% 5% 22% 25%

Baserunning & Situational Stats*

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Hits Home Runs Advances Baserunning
Year Age Tm Lg PA H Inf Bnt All GS GSo vRH vLH Hm Rd <2,3B Scr SO % ROE WP PB SBO SB CS SB% SB2 CS2 SB3 CS3 SBH CSH PO PCS BT PAu
2008 29 SFG NL 67 17 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0 7 4 0 57% 1 0 0 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 30 LAA AL 505 105 10 0 12 0 13 6 6 5 7 33 15 4 45% 3 5 1 173 12 4 75% 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2 Seasons 572 122 10 0 13 0 16 7 6 6 7 40 19 4 48% 4 5 1 209 12 4 75% 12 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
MLB Averages 52% 72%

Cumulative Pitching

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Year Age W L W-L% ERA G GS GF CG SHO SV IP H R ER HR BB IBB SO HBP BK WP BF ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB ERA+
2008 29 0 2 .000 8.53 3 3 0 0 0 0 12.2 17 13 12 1 13 1 3 2 0 0 67 52 2.368 12.1 0.7 9.2 2.1 0.23 52
2009 30 11 4 .733 4.37 43 16 10 1 0 0 134.0 122 68 65 13 68 3 72 6 0 5 572 103 1.418 8.2 0.9 4.6 4.8 1.06 103

Neutralized Pitching

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works
Year Age W L W-L% ERA IP H R ER HR BB SO HBP WHIP H/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB HR/9 Gact
2008 29 0 1 .000 8.25 12.0 16 12 11 1 12 3 2 2.333 12.0 9.0 2.3 0.25 0.8 3
2009 30 6 6 .500 4.07 115.0 103 58 52 12 54 65 4 1.365 8.1 4.2 5.1 1.20 0.9 40
2 Seasons 6 7 .462 4.46 127.0 119 70 63 13 66 68 6 1.457 8.4 4.8 1.03 0.9 43

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Similarity Scores

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  6. Bill Burwell (981)
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  8. Hank Webb (981)
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  5. Carl Willis (981)
  6. Jose Acosta (980)
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  8. Jackie Brown (978)
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