Roy Oswalt vs. Matt Palmer — Career Comparison

Roy Oswalt
Gen XMississippiThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Roy Oswalt posted a stronger line than Matt Palmer. Roy Oswalt posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.36 vs 4.56) and WHIP (1.226 vs 1.505). By the career numbers, Roy Oswalt 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 Roy Oswalt and Matt Palmer

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
365
1.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
1.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
163
0.65
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
102
0.41
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
61.51
61.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.42
93.42
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
838
3.36
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6736
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2245.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2199
8.81
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.81
8.81
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
0.79
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.79
0.79
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.54
0.54
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
520
2.08
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.08
2.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1852
7.42
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.07
5.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.056
1.056
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9301
37.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
897
3.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.6
3.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.42
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.23
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
201
0.81
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.211
1.211
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8539
34.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.46
2.46
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.28
37.28
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24

Fielding Stats for Roy Oswalt and Matt Palmer

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
366
1.47
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
342
1.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6742
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2247.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
169
0.68
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
310
1.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.04
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
488
1.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
479
1.92
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.16
98.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.309
1.309
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.44
93.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
0.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Roy Oswalt and Matt Palmer

Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
370
278.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
796
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
657
495.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.461
0.461
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
76.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
70.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
5.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
6.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.079
0.079
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20.7
15.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
111
83.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
133
100.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.193
0.193
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.362
0.362
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.129
0.129
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.254
0.254
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
22.61
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
27.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
65
48.99
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15.77
11.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
20.35
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PAverified
181
136.43
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.4
4.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
106
79.9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Roy Oswalt
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
6
4.52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Roy Oswalt
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA