Leon Carlson vs. Dan Perkins — Career Comparison

Leon Carlson
Lost GenerationNew YorkThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Perkins
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dan Perkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Carlson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Carlson posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.65 and WHIP 1.297 compared to 6.54 and 1.846 for Dan Perkins. By the career numbers, Leon Carlson had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Leon Carlson and Dan Perkins

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.01
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.25
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12.5
12.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.65
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.54
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.292
0.292
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
27
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.1
9
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
10.22
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
12.15
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.22
10.22
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.73
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.45
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.73
0.73
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.47
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.46
1.46
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
2.19
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.57
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.19
2.19
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.405
0.405
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.004
1.004
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
50
36.49
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
42.89
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
1.46
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
5.11
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
7.17
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.297
1.297
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
48
35.03
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
37.28
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.33
2.33
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.49
36.49
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.89
42.89

Fielding Stats for Leon Carlson and Dan Perkins

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.01
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.25
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
27
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.2
9
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.66
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.56
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.667
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.517
0.517
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Leon Carlson and Dan Perkins

Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
8700
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Leon Carlson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6
600
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
14.97
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
1
100
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.167
0.167
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.117
0.117
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
5.56
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
300
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Carlson
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA