Bill Kennedy vs. Matt Perisho — Career Comparison

Bill Kennedy
Greatest GenerationGeorgiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Matt Perisho
Gen XIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Bill Kennedy 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. Bill Kennedy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.73 and WHIP 1.694 compared to 6.39 and 1.866 for Matt Perisho. By the career numbers, Bill Kennedy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Bill Kennedy and Matt Perisho

Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
3.33
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
0.87
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.54
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
34.88
34.88
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
26.16
26.16
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.12
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.21
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
244
4.73
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
6.39
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.73
4.73
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.79
4.79
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.27
0.27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1394
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
464.2
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
497
9.63
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
11.28
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.63
9.63
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34
0.66
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.66
0.66
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
289
5.6
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
162
5.28
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.6
5.6
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.28
5.28
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
256
4.96
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
6.59
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.96
4.96
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.49
1.49
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.173
1.173
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.25
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.23
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2145
41.55
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
43.21
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61
1.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
35
1.14
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
284
5.5
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
7.21
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.5
5.5
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.692
1.692
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1844
35.72
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
36.55
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.65
1.65
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.298
0.298
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.55
41.55
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.21
43.21

Fielding Stats for Bill Kennedy and Matt Perisho

Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
172
105.55
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
177
5.77
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
27
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.2
9
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
10.43
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72
44.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.98
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
4.91
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
59.52
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
54.61
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
91.75
91.75
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.517
0.517
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.82
15.82
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
2.45
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Bill Kennedy and Matt Perisho

Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
172
758.82
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
21240
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
600
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
120
529.41
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.208
0.208
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.522
0.522
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
110.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
105.88
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
4.41
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.04
0.04
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.65
24.94
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
114.71
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
33
145.59
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.258
0.258
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.217
0.217
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.475
0.475
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.008
0.008
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.343
0.343
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.281
0.281
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
39.71
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
26.47
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
66.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6.72
29.67
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
136.76
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.39
4.39
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.26
0.26
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
35.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
4
17.65
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Kennedy
Career
Per 600 PA
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA