Ed Head vs. Matt Perisho — Career Comparison

Ed Head
Greatest GenerationLouisianaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Perisho
Gen XIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Ed Head 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. Ed Head posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.48 and WHIP 1.308 compared to 6.39 and 1.866 for Matt Perisho. By the career numbers, Ed Head had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ed Head and Matt Perisho

Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
2.28
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
1.03
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.52
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.45
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
54
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.92
44.92
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
0.43
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
180
3.48
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
6.39
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.48
3.48
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.33
3.33
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.92
3.92
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1395
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
465
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
434
8.4
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
11.28
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.4
8.4
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
0.46
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.46
0.46
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
3.37
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.28
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.37
3.37
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
208
4.03
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
6.59
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.03
4.03
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.76
1.76
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.822
0.822
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.1
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.06
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1953
37.8
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
43.21
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
34
0.66
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.14
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
3.89
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
7.21
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.308
1.308
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1776
34.37
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
36.55
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.7
1.7
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.266
0.266
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.8
37.8
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.21
43.21

Fielding Stats for Ed Head and Matt Perisho

Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
118
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
27
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
9
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
21
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
87
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.98
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
115
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.37
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
108
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
93.91
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.915
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.82
15.82
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ed Head and Matt Perisho

Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
119
460.65
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
21240
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
600
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
131
507.1
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.244
0.244
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.608
0.608
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
123.87
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
116.13
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
7.74
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.063
0.063
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9.75
37.74
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
34
131.61
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
39
150.97
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.283
0.283
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.542
0.542
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.015
0.015
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.192
0.192
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.424
0.424
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.302
0.302
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
58.06
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
50.32
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
28
108.39
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12.46
48.22
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
27.1
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PAverified
25
96.77
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.2
6.2
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
65.81
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.87
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ed Head
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA