What years did Matt Palmer play?

Matt Palmer played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012.

Was Matt Palmer a pitcher?

Yes. Matt Palmer pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 98 strikeouts.

How many home runs did Matt Palmer hit?

Matt Palmer hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.

Matt Palmer

Pitcher · Career Stats, Bio & Records (2008-2012)

W–L 13–7

ERA 4.56

WHIP 1.48

SO 98

Pitcher PIV -1955.2

Position: Pitcher
Bats / Throws: R / R
Height / Weight: 6'2" / 235 lb
Born: 3/21/1979 in Memphis, TN, USA
MLB Debut: 2008-08-16
Last Game: 2012-05-26

Full name: Jonathan Matt Palmer

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Career Pitching Statistics

W	L	G	GS	CG	SHO	SV	IP	H	ER	HR	BB	SO	ERA	Pitcher PIV
13	7	63	20	1	0	0	185.3	181	94	15	94	98	4.56	-1955.2

Career ERA 4.56 vs. league average 4.14 across their career seasons — 10.4% worse than league average.

Season-by-Season Pitching

Pitching Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	W	L	G	GS	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA	Lg ERA	Pitcher PIV
2008	SFN	NL	0	2	3	3	0	12.7	17	12	13	3	8.53	4.32 (-97%)	-922.6
2009	LAA	AL	11	2	40	13	1	121.3	105	53	55	69	3.93	4.32 (+9%)	-1160.2
2010	LAA	AL	1	2	14	1	0	33.7	38	17	20	17	4.54	4.08 (-11%)	-207.7
2011	LAA	AL	1	1	3	3	0	15.7	19	10	4	7	5.74	3.94 (-46%)	335.2
2012	SDN	NL	0	0	3	0	0	2.0	2	2	2	2	9.00	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			13	7	63	20	1	185.1	181	94	94	98	4.56	—	-1,955

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Career Batting Statistics

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	PIV
63	10	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	.200	.273	.200	.473	0

Career AVG .200 vs. league average .259 across their career seasons — 22.7% below league average.

Career OBP .273 vs. league average .326 across their career seasons — 16.4% below league average.

Career SLG .200 vs. league average .408 across their career seasons — 51.0% below league average.

Career OPS .473 vs. league average .734 across their career seasons — 35.6% below league average.

Season-by-Season Batting

Career Arc

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Year	Team	Lg	G	AB	R	H	BB	SO	AVG	Lg AVG	Lg OBP	Lg SLG	Lg OPS	PIV
2008	SFN	NL	3	4	0	1	1	2	.250	—	—	—	—	0.0
2009	LAA	AL	40	6	1	1	0	3	.167	—	—	—	—	0.0
2010	LAA	AL	14	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2011	LAA	AL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
2012	SDN	NL	3	0	0	0	0	0	.000	—	—	—	—	0.0
Career · 5 seasons			63	10	1	2	1	5	.200	—	—	—	—	0

Lg columns show the league average for that season, with the player's figure as a percentage above or below it. Career totals the seasons listed above.

Postseason Statistics

Playoff Career Batting

G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Batting by Year

Year	Round	Team	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	AVG
2009	ALCS	LAA	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000

Playoff Career Pitching

W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
0	0	2	0	0	2.7	5	4	1	2	13.50

Playoff Pitching by Year

Year	Round	Team	W	L	G	GS	SV	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
2009	ALCS	LAA	0	0	2	0	0	2.7	5	4	1	2	13.50

Game Log & Splits

View full game log (126 games) →

Per-game data from Retrosheet (regular season, through 2025).

Batting — Home / Away

Split	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	AVG
Home	33	3	0	1	0	0	.333
Away	30	7	1	1	0	0	.143

Pitching — Home / Away

Split	G	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	ERA
Home	33	111.2	105	52	60	59	4.19
Away	30	73.2	76	42	34	39	5.13

Last 10 Games — Pitching

Date	Tm	Opp	Dec	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
2012-05-26	SDP	NYN	—	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0
2012-05-24	SDP	NYN	—	0.0	2	2	2	1	0	1
2012-05-22	SDP	STL	—	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2011-04-24	LAA	BOS	L	5.0	6	5	5	2	2	0
2011-04-19	LAA	TEX	W	6.0	3	1	1	1	3	0
2011-04-09	LAA	TOR	—	4.2	10	5	4	1	2	0
2010-09-25	LAA	CHW	—	2.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
2010-09-22	LAA	TEX	L	1.0	2	1	0	1	1	0
2010-09-19	LAA	TBR	—	2.2	2	1	1	1	1	0
2010-09-15	LAA	CLE	—	2.0	1	0	0	1	0	0

Fielding Statistics

Career Fielding Totals by Position

Position	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
P	63	20	13	19	2	3

Season-by-Season Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	GS	PO	A	E	DP
2008	SFN	P	3	3	1	3	0	2
2009	LAA	P	40	13	7	10	0	1
2010	LAA	P	14	1	4	1	2	0
2011	LAA	P	3	3	1	4	0	0
2012	SDN	P	3	0	0	1	0	0

Career Games by Position

Position Diamond

Circle size = games played at each position.

Position	Games
Pitcher	63

Salary History

Year	Team	League	Salary
2010	LAA	AL	$420,000
Total Career Earnings			$420,000

College History

School Name	City	State	Years Attended
Three Rivers Community College	Poplar Bluff	MO	1999, 2000
Missouri State University	Springfield	MO	2001, 2002

Frequently Asked Questions about Matt Palmer

What years did Matt Palmer play?: Matt Palmer played in Major League Baseball from 2008 to 2012.
Was Matt Palmer a pitcher?: Yes. Matt Palmer pitched in the major leagues, recording 13 wins and 98 strikeouts.
How many home runs did Matt Palmer hit?: Matt Palmer hit 0 career home runs with 2 hits.