Matt Palmer
Jonathan Matt Palmer
Born: March 21, 1979
Memphis, TN US
Primary Position: Pitcher
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 235
Draft: Round 20 (2001 June Amateur Draft, Colorado Rockies)
Draft: Round 31 (2002 June Amateur Draft, San Francisco Giants)
School: Southwest Missouri State University
Career: 2002-2014
Major League Statistics
Matt Palmer compiled a career record of 66 wins and 76 losses, with 38 saves, and a 4.17 ERA in his 316-game pitching career with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, Hagerstown Suns, Norwich Navigators, Scottsdale Scorpions, Connecticut Defenders, Fresno Grizzlies, Salt Lake Bees, Angels, Tucson Padres, Albuquerque Isotopes and Tacoma Rainiers. He began playing during the 2002 season and last took the field during the 2014 campaign.
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Pitching:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | W | L | W% | ERA | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | IBB | SO | HBP | BK | WP | BF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Short Season A | NORW | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | 3 | 2 | .600 | 1.84 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53.7 | 44 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 49 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 217 |
| 2003 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | 5 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.20 | 44 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 52.3 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 195 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 0 | 0 | 13.50 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 41 | |
| 2004 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 4 | 7 | .364 | 3.06 | 42 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 79.3 | 66 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 81 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 358 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2.67 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27.0 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 118 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Connecticut Defenders | 5 | 3 | .625 | 1.30 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62.3 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 51 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 253 |
| 2006 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.29 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 95 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 6 | 4 | .600 | 4.05 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91.0 | 91 | 45 | 41 | 10 | 30 | 0 | 64 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 387 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Connecticut Defenders | 0 | 0 | 10.80 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 26 | |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 11 | 8 | .579 | 4.32 | 29 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 150.0 | 155 | 80 | 72 | 17 | 51 | 0 | 98 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 644 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 6 | 10 | .375 | 4.18 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 142.0 | 138 | 71 | 66 | 11 | 72 | 0 | 143 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 629 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 1 | 1 | .500 | 11.74 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 38 |
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Angels | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 2 | 3 | .400 | 2.72 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 46.3 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 19 | 1 | 36 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 184 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | 9 | 11 | .450 | 6.44 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 137.0 | 170 | 105 | 98 | 14 | 65 | 0 | 109 | 16 | 0 | 18 | 637 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 6 | 9 | .400 | 5.66 | 21 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 98.7 | 120 | 69 | 62 | 3 | 42 | 0 | 64 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 455 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 6 | 8 | .429 | 3.84 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133.7 | 127 | 65 | 57 | 15 | 56 | 0 | 131 | 12 | 0 | 4 | 579 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | 2 | 8 | .200 | 5.42 | 18 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 73.0 | 82 | 54 | 44 | 9 | 36 | 0 | 51 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 340 |
| Totals | 66 | 76 | .465 | 4.17 | 316 | 187 | 75 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 1190.7 | 1171 | 635 | 552 | 98 | 505 | 5 | 988 | 105 | 2 | 83 | 5208 |
Batting:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | GP | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | CS | BB | SO | BA | OBP | SLG | OPS | TB | DP | HBP | SH | SF | IBB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 42 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 15 | 22 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | .048 | .048 | .048 | .095 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Connecticut Defenders | 15 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | .125 | .125 | .250 | .375 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 29 | 49 | 43 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 15 | .116 | .191 | .186 | .378 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | 26 | 29 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | .042 | .080 | .042 | .122 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | 22 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | .167 | .231 | .250 | .481 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | 28 | 37 | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 | .094 | .147 | .094 | .241 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 188 | 163 | 145 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 63 | .090 | .137 | .124 | .261 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
Fielding:
| Year | Level | Lg | Team | Pos | GP | PO | A | E | DP | Fld% | RF/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Short Season A | NORW | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | P | 16 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .688 |
| 2003 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | P | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2003 | A | SALL3 | Hagerstown Suns | P | 44 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .364 |
| 2004 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | P | 42 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | .938 | .357 |
| 2005 | AA | EL | Norwich Navigators | P | 11 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .909 |
| 2006 | Fall | AZFL | Scottsdale Scorpions | P | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | .833 | .714 |
| 2006 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 15 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | .952 | 1.333 |
| 2006 | AA | EL | Connecticut Defenders | P | 15 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .944 | 1.133 |
| 2007 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 29 | 11 | 22 | 2 | 1 | .943 | 1.138 |
| 2007 | AA | EL | Connecticut Defenders | P | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 3.000 |
| 2008 | AAA | PCL | Fresno Grizzlies | P | 26 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | .917 | .846 |
| 2009 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1.000 |
| 2010 | R | ARIZ | Angels | P | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| 2010 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | P | 13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | .462 |
| 2011 | AAA | PCL | Salt Lake Bees | P | 24 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 2 | .846 | .917 |
| 2012 | AAA | PCL | Tucson Padres | P | 21 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 1 | .909 | .952 |
| 2013 | AAA | PCL | Albuquerque Isotopes | P | 25 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 1 | .931 | 1.080 |
| 2014 | AAA | PCL | Tacoma Rainiers | P | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .833 | .833 |
| Totals | 316 | 79 | 165 | 20 | 7 | .924 | .772 |
Minor League Service:
| Year | Level | League | Team | Affiliation | First Appearance | Final Appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Short Season A | Northwest League | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | SFN | ||
| 2003 | A | South Atlantic League | Hagerstown Suns | SFN | ||
| 2003 | AA | Eastern League | Norwich Navigators | SFN | ||
| 2004 | AA | Eastern League | Norwich Navigators | SFN | April 8, 2004 | September 6, 2004 |
| 2005 | AA | Eastern League | Norwich Navigators | SFN | June 23, 2005 | August 4, 2005 |
| 2006 | AA | Eastern League | Connecticut Defenders | SFN | April 7, 2006 | June 17, 2006 |
| 2006 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | June 22, 2006 | September 2, 2006 |
| 2006 | Fall | Arizona Fall League | Scottsdale Scorpions | October 10, 2006 | November 15, 2006 | |
| 2007 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | April 5, 2007 | September 3, 2007 |
| 2007 | AA | Eastern League | Connecticut Defenders | SFN | August 25, 2007 | August 25, 2007 |
| 2008 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Fresno Grizzlies | SFN | April 3, 2008 | August 31, 2008 |
| 2009 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | April 11, 2009 | April 16, 2009 |
| 2010 | R | Arizona League | Angels | LAA | July 12, 2010 | July 15, 2010 |
| 2010 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | July 18, 2010 | September 2, 2010 |
| 2011 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Salt Lake Bees | LAA | April 30, 2011 | September 4, 2011 |
| 2012 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tucson Padres | SDN | April 9, 2012 | August 15, 2012 |
| 2013 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Albuquerque Isotopes | LAN | April 28, 2013 | September 1, 2013 |
| 2014 | AAA | Pacific Coast League | Tacoma Rainiers | SEA | May 13, 2014 | August 14, 2014 |
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