Jim Elam vs. Matt Perisho — Career Comparison

Jim Elam
Greatest GenerationVirginiaNorth AmericaNewark EaglesNegro National League IIStarting Pitcher
Matt Perisho
Gen XIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Jim Elam 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. Jim Elam posted a career ERA of 6.39 against Matt Perisho's 6.39, with WHIP of 2.161 and 1.866 respectively. The raw numbers call this too close to separate — era context would be needed for a firmer verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Elam and Matt Perisho

Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
2.61
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.74
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.29
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
66.67
66.67
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
6.39
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
6.39
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.41
7.41
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.03
7.03
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.74
4.74
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.338
0.338
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.309
0.309
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
27
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
13.35
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
346
11.28
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
13.35
13.35
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.28
11.28
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
6.1
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.28
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.1
6.1
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
3.19
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
6.59
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.19
3.19
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.22
1.22
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.032
1.032
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
160
46.45
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1325
43.21
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.14
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
31
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
221
7.21
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
9
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.21
7.21
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.87
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.58
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.161
2.161
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.841
1.841
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
136
39.48
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1121
36.55
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.44
3.44
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.363
0.363
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.347
0.347
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.45
46.45
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
43.21
43.21

Fielding Stats for Jim Elam and Matt Perisho

Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
2.73
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
1.64
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
99
27
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
33
9
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
1.91
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.98
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.55
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
3
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
2.45
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
81.82
81.82
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.9
0.9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
60
60
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.55
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Elam and Matt Perisho

Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
9
415.38
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
21240
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
600
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
553.85
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
184.62
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.78
128.38
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
276.92
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.462
0.462
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.962
0.962
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.083
0.083
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
138.46
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
92.31
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
230.77
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.92
134.74
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
46.15
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Elam
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA