Dan Gakeler vs. Jim Perry — Career Comparison

Dan Gakeler
Baby BoomersNew JerseyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican 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 Dan Gakeler 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 5.74 and 1.602 for Dan Gakeler. By the career numbers, Jim Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Gakeler and Jim Perry

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.79
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.73
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.22
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.12
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.59
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.49
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.48
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.27
55.27
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.95
70.95
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.09
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.24
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
10
0.03
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
5.74
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
3.45
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.74
5.74
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.14
4.14
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.34
4.34
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.256
0.256
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.249
0.249
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
73
8.92
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3127
8.57
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.92
8.92
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.57
8.57
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
0.84
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.61
0.61
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
39
4.76
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
2.73
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.73
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93
0.25
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.76
4.76
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
5.25
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
4.32
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.113
1.113
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.15
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.12
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.22
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
331
40.44
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13732
37.61
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
1.34
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
52
6.35
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
3.85
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.35
6.35
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.14
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.37
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
0.11
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.37
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
0.12
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
285
34.82
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
34.41
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.68
1.68
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.287
0.287
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.44
40.44
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Dan Gakeler and Jim Perry

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
31
3.79
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
1.73
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.86
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.23
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9858
27
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
73.2
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3286
9
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.61
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
0.52
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.47
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
506
1.39
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.08
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
1.99
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
2.08
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
697
1.91
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.01
96.01
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.548
0.548
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
22.58
22.58
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
71
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Gakeler and Jim Perry

Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
31
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
635
388.78
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
980
600
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
544.29
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
108.37
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
90
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.47
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
18.37
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.57
29.13
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
134.69
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
129.8
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
44.69
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
36.12
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
77.76
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
28.49
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.59
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
179
109.59
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.47
5.47
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
31.22
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Dan Gakeler
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
19
11.63
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Dan Gakeler
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0