Buck O'Brien vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Buck O'Brien
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston Red SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Buck O'Brien posted a stronger line than Matt Palmer. Buck O'Brien posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.63 vs 4.56) and WHIP (1.273 vs 1.505). By the career numbers, Buck O'Brien 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 Buck O'Brien and Matt Palmer

Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
1.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
1.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
0.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
0.52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.7
53.7
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
84.38
84.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36
0.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
126
2.63
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.63
2.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.06
3.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1296
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
432
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
391
8.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.15
8.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.06
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
159
3.31
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.31
3.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
204
4.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.25
4.25
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.19
3.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.23
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1741
36.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
3.58
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.58
3.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.273
1.273
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1571
32.73
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
33.6
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.69
2.69
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.27
36.27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Buck O'Brien and Matt Palmer

Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
556
27
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
185.1
9
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
130
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
150
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
145
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2.266
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Buck O'Brien and Matt Palmer

Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
64
244.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
143
546.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.405
0.405
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
76.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
61.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
11.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
15.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.11
19.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
95.54
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
110.83
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.191
0.191
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.366
0.366
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.276
0.276
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0.194
0.194
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
22.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
30.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
53.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.03
11.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
34.39
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PAverified
40
152.87
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.93
3.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Buck O'Brien
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
19.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Buck O'Brien
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA