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Career Summary
Years G IP W L SV ERA WARP
13 63 185.3 13 7 0 4.56 1.3
Birth Date3-21-1979
Height6' 2"
Weight235 lbs
Age45 years, 1 months, 5 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2008 SFN MLB 3 3 12.7 0 2 0 17 13 3 1 95 12.1 9.2 0.7 2.1 0% .333 2.37 7.20 8.53 126 7.35 156.8 -0.3
2009 ANA MLB 40 13 121.3 11 2 0 105 55 69 12 102 7.8 4.1 0.9 5.1 0% .255 1.32 4.74 3.93 98 4.33 92.9 1.5
2010 ANA MLB 14 1 33.7 1 2 0 38 20 17 1 102 10.2 5.3 0.3 4.5 0% .314 1.72 4.29 4.54 100 4.74 107.0 0.1
2011 ANA MLB 3 3 15.7 1 1 0 19 4 7 0 101 10.9 2.3 0.0 4.0 0% .333 1.47 3.12 5.74 108 5.59 130.0 -0.1
2012 SDN MLB 3 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 94 9.0 9.0 4.5 9.0 0% .200 2.00 10.63 9.00 103 3.06 70.1 0.0
CareerMLB6320185.313701819498151018.84.60.74.852%.2801.484.754.561024.70102.71.3

Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2002 SLO A- NWN 16 9 53.7 3 2 0 44 23 49 0 7.4 3.9 0.0 8.2 0% .310 1.25 2.92 1.84 0 0.00 0.0
2003 HAG A SAL 44 0 52.3 5 0 25 21 15 56 3 3.6 2.6 0.5 9.6 0% .154 0.69 2.84 1.20 0 0.00 0.0
2003 NRW AA EAS 5 0 6.7 0 0 0 12 5 5 0 16.1 6.7 0.0 6.7 0% .414 2.54 4.91 13.43 0 0.00 0.0
2004 NRW AA EAS 42 5 79.3 4 7 8 66 51 81 4 7.5 5.8 0.5 9.2 0% .290 1.48 4.05 3.06 0 0.00 0.0
2005 NRW AA EAS 11 2 27.0 0 1 1 22 9 20 2 60 7.3 3.0 0.7 6.7 0% -.588 1.15 3.96 2.67 102 4.14 81.6
2006 NRW AA EAS 15 9 62.1 5 3 0 50 10 51 1 84 7.2 1.4 0.1 7.4 0% .266 0.97 2.46 1.30 78 3.33 69.9
2006 FRE AAA PCL 15 15 91.0 6 4 0 91 30 64 10 102 9.0 3.0 1.0 6.3 0% .296 1.33 4.64 4.05 102 5.13 107.7
2007 NRW AA EAS 1 1 5.0 0 0 0 8 2 3 2 112 14.4 3.6 3.6 5.4 0% .333 2.00 9.05 10.80 134 6.96 142.8
2007 FRE AAA PCL 29 25 150.0 11 8 0 155 51 98 17 103 9.3 3.1 1.0 5.9 0% .296 1.37 4.95 4.32 109 5.14 105.4
2007 ORI Wnt VWL 9 0 10.7 2 1 0 4 5 8 0 3.4 4.2 0.0 6.7 0% .143 0.84 2.86 0.84 0 0.00 0.0
2007 ORI Wnt VWL 18 6 42.7 0 5 3 45 16 31 3 9.5 3.4 0.6 6.5 0% .309 1.43 3.68 4.64 0 0.00 0.0
2008 SFN MLB NL 3 3 12.7 0 2 0 17 13 3 1 95 12.1 9.2 0.7 2.1 0% .333 2.37 7.20 8.53 126 7.35 156.8
2008 FRE AAA PCL 26 25 142.0 6 10 0 138 72 143 11 111 8.7 4.6 0.7 9.1 0% .323 1.48 4.20 4.18 89 4.01 82.2
2009 ANA MLB AL 40 13 121.3 11 2 0 105 55 69 12 102 7.8 4.1 0.9 5.1 0% .255 1.32 4.74 3.93 98 4.33 92.9
2009 SLC AAA PCL 2 2 7.7 1 1 0 13 3 5 2 113 15.2 3.5 2.3 5.8 0% .407 2.08 7.08 11.69 105 6.97 146.6
2010 ANA MLB AL 14 1 33.7 1 2 0 38 20 17 1 102 10.2 5.3 0.3 4.5 0% .314 1.72 4.29 4.54 100 4.74 107.0
2010 SLC AAA PCL 13 7 46.3 2 3 2 32 19 36 4 100 6.2 3.7 0.8 7.0 0% .228 1.10 4.51 2.72 0 0.00 0.0
2010 ANG Rk AZL 2 1 4.0 0 0 0 2 1 2 0 93 4.5 2.3 0.0 4.5 0% .222 0.75 4.00 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2011 ANA MLB AL 3 3 15.7 1 1 0 19 4 7 0 101 10.9 2.3 0.0 4.0 0% .333 1.47 3.12 5.74 108 5.59 130.0
2011 SLC AAA PCL 24 24 137.0 9 11 0 170 65 109 14 111 11.2 4.3 0.9 7.2 0% .360 1.72 5.29 6.44 102 5.98 122.2
2011 ORI Wnt LVB 7 4 18.3 1 2 0 23 12 11 1 11.3 5.9 0.5 5.4 0% .338 1.91 5.00 7.85 0 0.00 0.0
2012 SDN MLB NL 3 0 2.0 0 0 0 2 2 2 1 94 9.0 9.0 4.5 9.0 0% .200 2.00 10.63 9.00 103 3.06 70.1
2012 TUC AAA PCL 21 20 98.7 6 9 0 120 42 64 3 103 10.9 3.8 0.3 5.8 0% .346 1.64 4.27 5.66 96 4.80 100.1
2012 MAG Wnt VWL 8 1 17.7 0 0 0 11 4 16 3 5.6 2.0 1.5 8.2 0% .178 0.85 4.64 4.08 0 0.00 0.0
2013 ABQ AAA PCL 25 22 133.7 6 8 0 127 56 131 15 106 8.6 3.8 1.0 8.8 0% .307 1.37 4.59 3.84 101 4.02 87.3
2014 TAC AAA PCL 18 13 73.0 2 8 2 82 36 51 9 88 10.1 4.4 1.1 6.3 0% .307 1.62 5.62 5.42 112 5.94 125.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2008 230 0.4696 0.4000 0.9130 0.6389 0.1885 0.9855 0.6957 0.0870
2009 1886 0.4777 0.3982 0.8269 0.5649 0.2457 0.8900 0.6942 0.1731
2010 617 0.4781 0.3874 0.8536 0.5864 0.2050 0.9133 0.6970 0.1464
2011 249 0.4859 0.4096 0.8824 0.6033 0.2266 0.9178 0.7931 0.1176
2012 41 0.5122 0.3171 0.6923 0.4762 0.1500 0.8000 0.3333 0.3077
Career30230.47830.39600.84160.57690.23020.90310.69810.1584

Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation
2014-07-27 2014-08-03 Minors 7 0 - Not Disclosed -
2014-06-11 2014-06-20 Minors 9 0 - Not Disclosed -
2014-03-31 2014-05-12 Minors 42 0 Right Elbow Recovery From Previous Injury Strain -
2014-02-27 2014-03-31 Camp 32 0 Right Elbow Strain - -
2013-03-07 2013-04-01 Camp 25 0 Left Knee Surgery Meniscus 2013-03-12 -
2012-03-08 2012-03-22 Camp 14 0 - Thigh Strain Hamstring - -
2011-05-06 2011-05-13 Minors 7 8 - Not Disclosed - -
2010-05-11 2010-07-26 15-DL 76 67 Right Shoulder Sprain Sternoclavicular Joint -

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2014 SEA $
2013 LAN $
2012 SDN $
2011 ANA $
2010 ANA $420,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
1 yrPrevious$420,000
1 yrTotal$420,000

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
2 y 12 d1 year (2014)

Details
  • 1 year (2014). Signed by Seattle as a free agent 12/13/13 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2013). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 1/10/13 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year (2012). Signed by San Diego as a free agent 12/1/11 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by San Diego 5/20/12. DFA by San Diego 6/4/12. Sent outright to Triple-A 6/8/12.
  • 1 year (2011). Sent outright to Triple-A by LA Angels 9/1/11.
  • 1 year/$0.42M (2010). Re-signed by LA Angels 2/10.
  • 1 year (2009). Signed by LA Angels as a free agent 1/10/09 (minor-league contract). Contract purchased by LA Angels 4/23/09.
  • 1 year (2008). Contract purchased by San Francisco 8/14/08. Sent outright to Triple-A by San Francisco 9/18/08.
  • Drafted by San Francisco 2002 (31-937) (Missouri State).

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2024, Matt Palmer threw 3,333 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2008 and 2012, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2012, he relied primarily on his Cutter (89mph) and Sinker (92mph), also mixing in a Curve (79mph). He also rarely threw a Change (86mph).