Al Downing vs. Matt Perisho — Career Comparison

Al Downing
Silent GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaNew York YankeesAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Perisho
Gen XIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Al Downing 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. Al Downing led in run prevention (ERA+ 112 vs 77), home run suppression (HR9+ 108 vs 85), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 98 vs 84). Role difference aside, Al Downing holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Al Downing and Matt Perisho

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
123
0.49
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
107
0.42
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.48
53.48
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
73
0.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.1
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
811
3.22
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
6.39
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.22
3.22
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.23
3.23
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.84
3.84
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.23
0.23
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6805
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2268.1
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1946
7.72
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
11.28
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.72
7.72
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
0.7
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.7
0.7
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
933
3.7
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.28
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.13
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.7
3.7
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1639
6.5
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
6.59
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.5
6.5
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.05
4.05
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.134
1.134
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.31
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.12
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.04
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9539
37.85
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
43.21
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
0.15
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.14
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
938
3.72
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
7.21
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
69
0.27
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.1
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
34
0.13
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8481
33.65
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
36.55
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.32
2.32
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.265
0.265
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.85
37.85
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.21
43.21

Fielding Stats for Al Downing and Matt Perisho

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
405
1.61
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
317
1.26
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6807
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2269
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
72
0.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
368
1.46
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.98
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
18
0.07
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
458
1.82
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
440
1.75
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.07
96.07
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.086
1.086
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
78.27
78.27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.09
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Al Downing and Matt Perisho

Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
409
303.34
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
21240
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
717
531.77
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.127
0.127
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.391
0.391
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
91
67.49
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
74
54.88
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
8.9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.22
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
12.61
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.187
0.187
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18.95
14.06
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
128
94.93
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.169
0.169
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.16
0.16
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.034
0.034
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.116
0.116
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.237
0.237
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.21
0.21
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
26.7
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
37.82
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
85
63.04
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.61
0.45
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
27.44
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PAverified
293
217.31
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.76
2.76
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
53
39.31
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
15
11.12
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Downing
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA