Steve Jones vs. Jim Perry — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican 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 Steve Jones 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 4.44 and 1.469 for Steve Jones. By the career numbers, Jim Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Jones and Jim Perry

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.22
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.56
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
215
0.59
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
174
0.48
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55.27
55.27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.95
70.95
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
40
4.44
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
3.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.44
4.44
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.09
4.09
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.37
4.37
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3127
8.57
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
308
0.84
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
2.73
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.56
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
4.32
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
0.15
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.22
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.01
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
357
39.67
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13732
37.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
46
5.11
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
3.85
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.11
5.11
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.14
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.11
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.444
1.444
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
311
34.56
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
34.41
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.274
0.274
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.67
39.67
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Jim Perry

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
1.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.23
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9858
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3286
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
191
0.52
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.39
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
0.08
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
726
1.99
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
1.89
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
1.91
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
96.01
96.01
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
71
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Jim Perry

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635
388.78
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
889
544.29
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.515
0.515
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
108.37
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
90
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
22
13.47
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
30
18.37
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.17
0.17
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
47.57
29.13
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
134.69
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
212
129.8
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.231
0.231
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.476
0.476
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.048
0.048
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.348
0.348
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
44.69
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
36.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
77.76
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
46.53
28.49
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
32
19.59
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
120
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
179
109.59
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.47
5.47
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
0.18
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
31.22
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
19
11.63
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0