Matt Palmer vs. Walter Watson — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Walter Watson
Pre-GenerationalOhioNorth AmericaCincinnati Red StockingsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Walter Watson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Matt Palmer posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.56 and WHIP 1.505 compared to 5.79 and 2.000 for Walter Watson. By the career numbers, Matt Palmer had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Walter Watson

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.79
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.79
5.79
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.33
6.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.14
4.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.328
0.328
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
14.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.14
14.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.86
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.86
3.86
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.64
0.64
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
1.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
46.93
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
11.57
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.57
11.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
67
43.07
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.93
46.93

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Walter Watson

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.69
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
16
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.69
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Walter Watson

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
120
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
10
600
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
500
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
8
480
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.41
24.44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
60
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
180
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.273
0.273
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.425
0.425
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.429
0.429
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.53
31.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
60
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
120
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Walter Watson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Walter Watson
Career
Per 600 PA