Bill Anderson vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Bill Anderson
Greatest GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats LeftNorth AmericaNew York CubansNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Looking at the career totals, Bill Anderson and Matt Palmer are fairly close on the surface numbers. Matt Palmer had the edge in ERA (4.56 vs 5.07). By the career numbers, Matt Palmer had the better of this comparison — though ERA and WHIP alone don't account for era, park factors, or the defenses each pitcher worked behind.

Pitching Stats for Bill Anderson and Matt Palmer

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
5.07
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.07
5.07
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.67
4.67
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.34
4.34
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.289
0.289
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
372
10.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.35
10.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
3.34
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.34
3.34
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
3.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.15
3.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.79
1.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.721
0.721
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.36
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.03
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1449
40.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.42
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
6.07
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.07
6.07
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
27
0.75
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.64
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.522
1.522
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1288
35.85
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.305
0.305
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.33
40.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Bill Anderson and Matt Palmer

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
1.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
970
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
323.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
1.98
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
2.39
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78
2.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.7
90.7
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.238
1.238
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63.49
63.49
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Anderson and Matt Palmer

Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
63
273.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
138
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
132
573.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.106
0.106
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.268
0.268
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
14
60.87
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
56.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.35
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.071
0.071
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.95
8.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
65.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
78.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.132
0.132
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.114
0.114
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.246
0.246
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.088
0.088
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.108
0.108
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
34.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
43.48
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
-2.18
-9.46
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
17.39
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
8.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
69
69
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Bill Anderson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
8.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Anderson
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA