Matt Palmer vs. Floyd Weaver — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Floyd Weaver
Silent GenerationTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCleveland GuardiansAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Floyd Weaver 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 5.21 and 1.519 for Floyd Weaver. 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 Floyd Weaver

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.92
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
44.44
44.44
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
90
5.21
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.21
5.21
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.65
4.65
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.93
4.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
149
8.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.63
8.63
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
1.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.22
1.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
4.23
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.81
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.23
4.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
108
6.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.26
6.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.27
1.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.165
1.165
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
676
39.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.85
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
96
5.56
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.56
5.56
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.429
1.429
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
583
33.78
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.13
1.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.17
39.17

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Floyd Weaver

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
85
4.92
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
466
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
155.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.63
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
1.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.85
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
1.74
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.353
0.353
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.88
5.88
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Floyd Weaver

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
85
2217.39
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
23
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
521.74
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
0.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.37
0.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
2
52.17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.48
12.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
3
78.26
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.143
0.143
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.293
0.293
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.05
0.05
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.102
0.102
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
78.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
26.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
104.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.24
-6.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
1
26.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
11
286.96
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
2.09
2.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Floyd Weaver
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
52.17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Floyd Weaver
Career
Per 600 PA