Dennis Eckersley vs. Matt Perisho — Career Comparison

Dennis Eckersley
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaOakland AthleticsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherCy Young AwardMVPAll-Star
Matt Perisho
Gen XIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dennis Eckersley 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. Dennis Eckersley led in walk avoidance (BB%+ 154 vs 88), run prevention (ERA+ 102 vs 77), and strikeout rate (K%+ 107 vs 85). Matt Perisho held the edge in home run suppression (HR9+ 85 vs 74). Role difference aside, Dennis Eckersley holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Matt Perisho

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
2.93
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
197
0.54
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
171
0.47
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53.53
53.53
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.71
33.71
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
0.27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
1.07
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1278
3.5
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
6.39
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.5
3.5
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.13
3.13
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.65
3.65
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3076
8.43
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
11.28
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.43
8.43
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
347
0.95
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.95
0.95
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.32
0.32
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
738
2.02
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.28
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
91
0.25
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.23
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.02
2.02
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2401
6.58
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
6.59
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.58
6.58
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.24
2.24
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.955
0.955
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.08
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
0.21
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.04
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13534
37.07
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
43.21
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
577
1.58
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.14
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1382
3.79
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
7.21
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.79
3.79
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.25
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
146
0.4
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.161
1.161
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12519
34.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
36.55
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.279
0.279
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.07
37.07
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.21
43.21

Fielding Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Matt Perisho

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1071
2.93
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
361
0.99
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
208
0.57
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
365
1
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.98
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
0.08
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
604
1.65
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
573
1.57
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.87
94.87
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.535
0.535
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33.71
33.71
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
0.05
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dennis Eckersley and Matt Perisho

Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1073
3284.69
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
21240
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
196
600
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
181
554.08
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.133
0.133
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.406
0.406
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
73.47
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
9.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
18.37
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.25
0.25
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.017
0.017
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.125
0.125
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7.75
23.72
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
36
110.2
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
101.02
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.173
0.173
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.372
0.372
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.066
0.066
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.285
0.285
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.221
0.221
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
36.73
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
55.1
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.73
8.37
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
27.55
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
84
257.14
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.33
2.33
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
15.31
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.06
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
3.06
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dennis Eckersley
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA