Matt Palmer vs. Brad Wieck — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Brad Wieck
MillenialTexasThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSan Diego PadresNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Brad Wieck as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Brad Wieck posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.77 and WHIP 1.106 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Brad Wieck had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Brad Wieck

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9.8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.3
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
50
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
3.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.77
3.77
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.191
0.191
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
6.34
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.34
6.34
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.73
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
1.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.51
1.51
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
3.62
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.62
3.62
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
98
4.76
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
13.42
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13.42
13.42
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.036
1.036
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.894
1.894
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
248
37.41
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.51
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
3.92
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.106
1.106
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
692
33.6
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
220
33.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.4
0.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.41
37.41

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Brad Wieck

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
9.8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
59.2
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.92
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.3
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.15
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
1.65
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
1.55
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.12
94.12
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.508
0.508
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.046
0.046
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Brad Wieck

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
63
3150
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
65
19500
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
600
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
10
500
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.21
-63.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Brad Wieck
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Brad Wieck
Career
Per 600 PA