Matt Palmer vs. Gus Weyhing — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gus Weyhing
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Gus Weyhing as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gus Weyhing posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.88 and WHIP 1.417 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Gus Weyhing had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Gus Weyhing

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
540
1.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
505
1.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
264
0.55
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
232
0.48
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
53.23
53.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.52
93.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
449
0.93
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.01
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1872
3.88
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.88
3.88
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.91
3.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13011
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4337
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4576
9.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.5
9.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
0.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1570
3.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1667
3.46
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.09
3.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.746
0.746
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
240
0.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
277
0.57
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19188
39.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.07
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2796
5.8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.8
5.8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.417
1.417
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17341
35.99
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.18
5.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.82
39.82

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Gus Weyhing

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
557
1.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13293
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4431
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
220
0.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
745
1.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
133
0.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1098
2.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
1.96
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
87.89
87.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.733
1.733
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
27
0.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Gus Weyhing

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
554
167.88
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1980
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1855
562.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.166
0.166
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.455
0.455
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
308
93.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
249
75.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
12.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
4.85
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
17.88
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.01
0.01
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
91.8
27.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
389
117.88
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
412
124.85
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.21
0.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.42
0.42
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.044
0.044
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.147
0.147
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.339
0.339
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0.222
0.222
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
164
49.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
133
40.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
294
89.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
77.13
23.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
0.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
101
30.61
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
477
144.55
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.15
4.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
21
6.36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
9.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
9.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Gus Weyhing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100