Matt Palmer vs. Wilbur Wood — Career Comparison

Matt Palmer
Gen XTennesseeThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles Angels of AnaheimAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Wilbur Wood
Silent GenerationMassachusettsThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

On the career pitching numbers, Wilbur Wood posted a stronger line than Matt Palmer. Wilbur Wood posted stronger numbers in ERA (3.24 vs 4.56) and WHIP (1.258 vs 1.505). By the career numbers, Wilbur Wood 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 Wilbur Wood

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
164
0.55
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.34
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
156
0.52
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
65
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
51.25
51.25
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.05
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
0.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.19
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
965
3.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.28
3.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.65
4.65
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.262
0.262
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8052
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2684
9
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
181
8.79
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2582
8.66
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.79
8.79
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.66
8.66
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.73
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
209
0.7
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.73
0.73
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94
4.56
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
724
2.43
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.19
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
71
0.24
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.56
4.56
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.43
2.43
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
4.76
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1411
4.73
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.73
4.73
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.56
1.56
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.17
2.17
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.036
1.036
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.34
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
0.24
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
0.39
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
0.21
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
808
39.24
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11154
37.4
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.68
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
198
0.66
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
101
4.9
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1130
3.79
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.9
4.9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.44
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
105
0.35
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
0.24
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
0.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
26
1.26
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
114
0.38
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.484
1.484
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.232
1.232
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
692
33.6
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10209
34.23
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.6
1.6
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.74
1.74
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.276
0.276
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.24
39.24
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.4
37.4

Fielding Stats for Matt Palmer and Wilbur Wood

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
3.06
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
651
2.18
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.97
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
297
1
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
556
27
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8055
27
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
185.1
9
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2685
9
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.63
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
84
0.28
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
19
0.92
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
523
1.75
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.1
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.05
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
1.65
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
621
2.08
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
32
1.55
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
607
2.03
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
94.12
94.12
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97.75
97.75
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.508
0.508
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.932
0.932
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.75
31.75
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45.62
45.62
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
26
0.09
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Palmer and Wilbur Wood

Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
63
3150
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
651
1025.2
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
12
600
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
381
600
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
10
500
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
322
507.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.084
0.084
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.332
0.332
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
27
42.52
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
39.37
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
3.15
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.074
0.074
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.57
28.42
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3.43
5.39
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
100
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
45.67
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
150
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
75.59
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.473
0.473
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
0.23
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.086
0.086
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.375
0.375
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.169
0.169
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
17.32
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
20.47
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
24
37.8
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
35.37
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
-9.85
-15.51
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
50
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
20
31.5
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
250
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
189
297.64
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.4
2.4
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
2.02
2.02
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
1
50
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
38
59.84
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
7
11.02
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1.57
Matt Palmer
Career
Per 600 PA
Wilbur Wood
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100