Matt Langwell vs. Jim Perry — Career Comparison

Matt Langwell
MillenialTexasThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaArizona DiamondbacksNational 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 Matt Langwell 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 5.14 and 1.429 for Matt Langwell. By the career numbers, Jim Perry had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Langwell and Jim Perry

Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
630
1.73
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
447
1.22
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.64
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
215
0.59
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
174
0.48
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
55.27
55.27
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70.95
70.95
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
109
0.3
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.09
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.03
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1258
3.45
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.45
3.45
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.86
4.86
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.24
4.24
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.241
0.241
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.249
0.249
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9857
27
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3285.2
9
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3127
8.57
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.36
8.36
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.57
8.57
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
308
0.84
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.29
1.29
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.84
0.84
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.49
0.49
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
4.5
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
998
2.73
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
0.25
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.73
2.73
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
7.71
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1576
4.32
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.71
7.71
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.32
4.32
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.92
0.92
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.5
2.5
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.357
1.357
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.783
0.783
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
55
0.15
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.64
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
0.22
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
39.86
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13732
37.61
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
3.21
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
0.18
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8
5.14
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1407
3.85
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
0.14
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
0.11
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
0.12
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.429
1.429
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.256
1.256
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
54
34.71
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12561
34.41
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.62
0.62
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.23
2.23
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.264
0.264
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.86
39.86
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.61
37.61

Fielding Stats for Matt Langwell and Jim Perry

Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
17
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
8.36
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
631
1.73
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
448
1.23
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
27
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
9858
27
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
9
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3286
9
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
191
0.52
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
506
1.39
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
0.08
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
726
1.99
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
1.29
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
697
1.91
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.01
96.01
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.154
0.154
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.105
1.105
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
71
71
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
0.09
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Langwell and Jim Perry

Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
17
17
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
13
7800
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
635
388.78
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
1
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
980
600
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
600
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
889
544.29
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.199
0.199
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
108.37
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
147
90
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
13.47
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
18.37
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.028
0.028
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
47.57
29.13
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
220
134.69
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
212
129.8
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.228
0.228
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.248
0.248
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.476
0.476
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.048
0.048
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.165
0.165
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.242
0.242
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
73
44.69
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
36.12
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
127
77.76
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.1
-60
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46.53
28.49
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
1.84
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
32
19.59
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
179
109.59
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.47
5.47
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.18
0.18
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
31.22
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
3.06
Matt Langwell
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
19
11.63
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Perry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.61
Matt Langwell
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Perry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0