Matt Palmer vs. Dick Tidrow — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Dick Tidrow
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago CubsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Dick Tidrow as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Dick Tidrow posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.68 and WHIP 1.372 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Dick Tidrow had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Dick Tidrow

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
0.52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
0.48
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.55
51.55
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.28
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
715
3.68
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.68
3.68
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.17
4.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.257
0.257
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5240
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
1705
8.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
163
0.84
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.26
0.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
579
2.98
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
112
0.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.98
2.98
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
975
5.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.02
5.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.57
1.57
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
0.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7412
38.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
1.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
807
4.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.48
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6635
34.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.3
1.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.19
38.19

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Dick Tidrow

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
620
3.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
138
0.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5239
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1746.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
212
1.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
321
1.65
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
309
1.59
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.26
96.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.498
0.498
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.26
22.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Dick Tidrow

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
620
3263.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
114
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
95
500
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.338
0.338
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.8
4.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
47.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
63.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.122
0.122
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.095
0.095
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.217
0.217
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.079
0.079
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.136
0.136
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
31.58
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
36.84
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
68.42
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
-3.01
-15.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
15.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PAverified
42
221.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.71
2.71
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0.07
0.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Dick Tidrow
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
84.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.53
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Tidrow
Career
Per 600 PA