Matt Palmer vs. Ed Whitson — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Ed Whitson
Baby BoomersTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Ed Whitson posted a stronger line than Matt Palmer. Ed Whitson posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.79 vs 4.56) and WHIP (1.336 vs 1.505). By the career numbers, Ed Whitson 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 Ed Whitson

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
333
1.34
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
126
0.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50.6
50.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.67
73.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.03
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
944
3.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.71
3.71
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.07
4.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.261
0.261
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
211
0.85
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.47
0.47
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
698
2.8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.22
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1266
5.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.09
5.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.8
2.8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.877
0.877
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9479
38.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
0.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1045
4.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
0.41
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
78
0.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
160
0.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.312
1.312
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8573
34.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.31
2.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.286
0.286
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.09
38.09

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Ed Whitson

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
452
1.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
332
1.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6720
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2240
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
123
0.49
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
274
1.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
418
1.68
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
397
1.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.98
94.98
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.878
0.878
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73.45
73.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
16
0.06
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Ed Whitson

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
461
411
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
673
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
576
513.52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.125
0.125
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.389
0.389
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
72
64.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
62
55.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
8.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
8.92
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.139
0.139
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.014
0.014
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12.81
11.42
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
84
74.89
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
90
80.24
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.152
0.152
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.146
0.146
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.297
0.297
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.105
0.105
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.201
0.201
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.175
0.175
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
21.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
27
24.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
50
44.58
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.71
-0.63
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
16.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
150.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.98
3.98
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Ed Whitson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
79
70.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
2.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Whitson
Career
Per 600 PA