Steve Blass vs. Matt Perisho — Career Comparison

Steve Blass
Silent GenerationConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Perisho
Gen XIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Steve Blass built a career as a starting pitcher and Matt Perisho as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Blass led in run prevention (ERA+ 98 vs 77), home run suppression (HR9+ 101 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 93 vs 84). Matt Perisho held the edge in walk avoidance (BB%+ 88 vs 88). Role difference aside, Steve Blass holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Steve Blass and Matt Perisho

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
282
1.59
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.58
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
76
0.43
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.54
57.54
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.91
81.91
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
0.32
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.01
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
644
3.63
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
6.39
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.63
3.63
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.78
3.78
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4792
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1597.1
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1558
8.78
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
11.28
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.78
8.78
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
128
0.72
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.45
0.45
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
597
3.36
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.28
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
0.28
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.36
3.36
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
896
5.05
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
6.59
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.05
5.05
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.18
3.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.935
0.935
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
0.32
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.21
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6780
38.2
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
43.21
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.08
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.14
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
739
4.16
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
7.21
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.16
4.16
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.19
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.03
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.349
1.349
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6092
34.32
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
36.55
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.282
0.282
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.2
38.2
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.21
43.21

Fielding Stats for Steve Blass and Matt Perisho

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
10
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
283
1.59
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
231
1.3
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4795
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1598.1
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
137
0.77
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
251
1.41
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.98
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
404
2.27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
388
2.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.04
96.04
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.371
1.371
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.63
81.63
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
0.11
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Blass and Matt Perisho

Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
10
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
295
295
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
21240
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
600
600
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
546
546
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.439
0.439
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
94
94
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
83
83
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
7
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.117
0.117
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.002
0.002
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.011
0.011
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.54
19.54
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
110
110
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
105
105
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.188
0.188
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.202
0.202
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.389
0.389
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.029
0.029
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.135
0.135
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
42
42
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
37
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
78
78
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14.93
14.93
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PAverified
140
140
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.29
4.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.08
0.08
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
40
40
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
6
6
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Blass
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA