Matt Palmer vs. Rube Waddell — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Rube Waddell
Pre-GenerationalPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting Pitcher

On the career pitching numbers, Rube Waddell posted a stronger line than Matt Palmer. Rube Waddell posted stronger numbers in ERA (2.16 vs 4.56) and WHIP (1.102 vs 1.505). By the career numbers, Rube Waddell 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 Matt Palmer and Rube Waddell

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
407
1.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
340
1.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
193
0.59
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
143
0.43
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
57.44
57.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83.54
83.54
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
261
0.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
711
2.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.16
2.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.53
2.53
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8884
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2961.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2460
7.48
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.48
7.48
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
0.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
803
2.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2316
7.04
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.04
7.04
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.69
5.69
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.053
1.053
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
0.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
115
0.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11717
35.61
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
54
0.16
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
3.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.102
1.102
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
33.6
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10799
32.82
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.61
2.61
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
35.61
35.61

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Rube Waddell

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
408
1.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
213
0.65
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8904
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2968
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
176
0.53
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
740
2.24
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1007
3.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
916
2.78
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.96
90.96
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.245
2.245
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52.21
52.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Rube Waddell

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
410
216.36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1137
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1066
562.53
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.161
0.161
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.444
0.444
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
90.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
129
68.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
15.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
5.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
2.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
43
22.69
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.004
0.004
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.023
0.023
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50.21
26.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
233
122.96
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
116.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.198
0.198
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.219
0.219
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.416
0.416
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.057
0.057
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.144
0.144
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.321
0.321
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.221
0.221
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
61
32.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
43.8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
140
73.88
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
37.89
19.99
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
42
22.16
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
300
158.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
12.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
3.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Rube Waddell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100