Matt Palmer vs. Fred Woodcock — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Fred Woodcock
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Palmer built a career as a starting pitcher and Fred Woodcock as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Fred Woodcock posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.55 and WHIP 1.788 compared to 4.56 and 1.505 for Matt Palmer. By the career numbers, Fred Woodcock had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Palmer and Fred Woodcock

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
1.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
80
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.82
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
3.55
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.55
3.55
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.68
5.68
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.64
4.64
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.262
0.262
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.298
0.298
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
181
8.79
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
11.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.79
8.79
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.45
11.45
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
94
4.56
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
4.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.19
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.56
4.56
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
2.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.18
2.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.758
0.758
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.39
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
808
39.24
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
43.64
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
101
4.9
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
7.64
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.9
4.9
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.64
7.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.484
1.484
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.788
1.788
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
141
38.45
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.287
0.287
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.311
0.311
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.24
39.24
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.64
43.64

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Fred Woodcock

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
1.36
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.97
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
2.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
31.75
31.75
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.15
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Fred Woodcock

Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
5
187.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
16
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
562.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.542
0.542
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.594
0.594
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.57
28.42
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.31
49.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2
100
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
187.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
3
150
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4
150
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.473
0.473
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.583
0.583
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.173
0.173
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.375
0.375
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.71
35.37
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.41
52.83
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
1
37.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
250
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
112.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
2.4
2.4
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.33
5.33
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Fred Woodcock
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Fred Woodcock
Career
Per 600 PA