Lou Grasmick vs. Jim Perry — Career Comparison

Lou Grasmick
Greatest GenerationMarylandThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia PhilliesNational 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 Lou Grasmick 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 7.2 and 2.200 for Lou Grasmick. By the career numbers, Jim Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Lou Grasmick and Jim Perry

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
3.6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.73
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.59
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.48
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.27
55.27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.95
70.95
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.09
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
3.45
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.58
7.58
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.6
9.6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
5.4
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3127
8.57
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.4
5.4
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.8
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
0.84
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.8
1.8
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.49
0.49
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
14.4
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
2.73
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.4
14.4
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
3.6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1576
4.32
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.6
3.6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.32
4.32
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.15
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
0.22
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
45
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13732
37.61
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.8
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
7.2
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
3.85
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.2
7.2
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.14
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.11
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.2
2.2
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
30.6
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12561
34.41
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.143
0.143
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.264
0.264
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
45
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Lou Grasmick and Jim Perry

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
631
1.73
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.23
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9858
27
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3286
9
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.52
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.39
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.99
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
1.91
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.01
96.01
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
71
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Lou Grasmick and Jim Perry

Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
1200
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635
388.78
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
600
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
544.29
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.199
0.199
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
177
108.37
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
147
90
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.47
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
18.37
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.57
29.13
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
220
134.69
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
129.8
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.7
0.7
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.242
0.242
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
44.69
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
36.12
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
77.76
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.71
423.33
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.53
28.49
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.59
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
179
109.59
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.47
5.47
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
31.22
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Lou Grasmick
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
19
11.63
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Lou Grasmick
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0