George Boone vs. Jim Perry — Career Comparison

George Boone
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaLouisville ColonelsAmerican AssociationRelief Pitcher
Jim Perry
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Perry built a career as a starting pitcher and George Boone as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Perry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 7.8 and 1.600 for George Boone. By the career numbers, Jim Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for George Boone and Jim Perry

George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.73
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.22
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.59
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.48
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.27
55.27
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.95
70.95
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.09
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
7.8
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
3.45
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.8
7.8
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.99
3.99
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.27
4.27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3127
8.57
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
0.84
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
5.4
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
2.73
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.4
5.4
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
2.4
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
4.32
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.4
2.4
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.867
0.867
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.6
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.15
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.22
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
41.4
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13732
37.61
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
3.85
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.14
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.11
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.6
1.6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
36
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
34.41
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.75
3.75
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.23
2.23
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.268
0.268
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.4
41.4
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for George Boone and Jim Perry

George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.4
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
1.73
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.23
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
45
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9858
27
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3286
9
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.52
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
1.8
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.39
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.99
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
1.8
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
1.91
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.01
96.01
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
71
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for George Boone and Jim Perry

George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
400
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635
388.78
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
6
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
600
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
6
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
544.29
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
108.37
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
90
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.47
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
18.37
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
61.11
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.57
29.13
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
134.69
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
200
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
129.8
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.4
0.4
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
44.69
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
36.12
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
77.76
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.81
81.38
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.53
28.49
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.59
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
100
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
179
109.59
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
5.47
5.47
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
31.22
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
George Boone
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
19
11.63
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
George Boone
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0