Tom Funk vs. Jim Perry — Career Comparison

Tom Funk
Baby BoomersMissouriThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaHouston AstrosAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Jim Perry
Silent GenerationNorth CarolinaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherCy Young AwardAll-Star

Jim Perry built a career as a starting pitcher and Tom Funk as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Perry posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.45 and WHIP 1.284 compared to 6.48 and 1.920 for Tom Funk. By the career numbers, Jim Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Tom Funk and Jim Perry

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.73
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.22
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.59
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.48
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.27
55.27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.95
70.95
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.09
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
3.45
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.24
6.24
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.286
0.286
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
10.8
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3127
8.57
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
10.8
10.8
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
0.84
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.08
1.08
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.13
0.13
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
2.73
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.16
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
4.32
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.16
2.16
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.96
0.96
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.15
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.22
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
44.28
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13732
37.61
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
6.48
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
3.85
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.48
6.48
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.14
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.11
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.92
1.92
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
37.8
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
34.41
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.281
0.281
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.28
44.28
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Tom Funk and Jim Perry

Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8.64
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
1.73
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.23
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9858
27
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.1
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3286
9
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.08
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
0.52
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.08
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.39
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
1.99
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.16
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
1.91
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.01
96.01
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.25
0.25
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
71
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Tom Funk and Jim Perry

Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
4800
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635
388.78
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
600
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
544.29
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
108.37
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
90
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.47
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
18.37
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.57
29.13
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
134.69
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
129.8
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
44.69
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
36.12
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
77.76
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.11
-66.4
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
28.49
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.59
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
109.59
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.47
5.47
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
31.22
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Tom Funk
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
19
11.63
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Tom Funk
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0