Matt Palmer vs. Charlie Williams — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Charlie Williams
Baby BoomersNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSan Francisco GiantsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Charlie Williams as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Charlie Williams posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.97 and WHIP 1.587 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Charlie Williams had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Charlie Williams

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.11
51.11
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.05
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.06
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
253
3.97
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.97
3.97
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.48
4.48
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.269
0.269
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1720
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
573.1
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
581
9.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.12
9.12
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.6
0.6
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.14
0.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
275
4.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
0.85
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
257
4.03
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.56
1.56
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.96
0.96
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.928
0.928
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.38
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.22
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2507
39.35
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.68
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
1.1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
287
4.51
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.44
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.24
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.36
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
55
0.86
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.493
1.493
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2162
33.94
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.07
1.07
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.291
0.291
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.35
39.35

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Charlie Williams

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
3.06
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
268
4.21
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
0.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1718
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
572.2
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.53
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
102
1.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.13
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
144
2.26
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
2.14
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.44
94.44
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.31
12.31
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.19
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Charlie Williams

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
268
1461.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
97
529.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.134
0.134
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.396
0.396
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
70.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
65.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.56
13.95
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
15
81.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
98.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.177
0.177
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.155
0.155
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.331
0.331
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.021
0.021
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.235
0.235
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
27.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
38.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
0.94
5.1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
21.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
250
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PAverified
33
180
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
0.12
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Charlie Williams
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
8
43.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Charlie Williams
Career
Per 600 PA