Ben Casparius vs. Dan Perkins — Career Comparison

Gen ZConnecticutThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaLos Angeles DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dan Perkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Ben Casparius as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ben Casparius posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.4 and WHIP 1.302 compared to 6.54 and 1.846 for Dan Perkins. By the career numbers, Ben Casparius had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ben Casparius and Dan Perkins

Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.13
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.01
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.25
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.94
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.52
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
4.4
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
63
6.54
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.4
4.4
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.75
3.75
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.26
3.26
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.256
0.256
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
9.1
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
12.15
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.1
9.1
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.84
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.45
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
2.62
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
4.47
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.47
4.47
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
8.69
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
4.57
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.69
8.69
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.69
1.69
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.004
1.004
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.31
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
370
38.72
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
42.89
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.6
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
69
7.17
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.302
1.302
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
340
35.58
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
37.28
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.72
38.72
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.89
42.89

Fielding Stats for Ben Casparius and Dan Perkins

Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
5.13
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.01
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.31
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.25
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
258
27
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
86
9
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.1
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.84
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.66
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.63
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.56
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
75
75
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.122
0.122
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.517
0.517
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.12
6.12
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ben Casparius and Dan Perkins

Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
49
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
8700
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ben Casparius
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA