Satchel Paige vs. Matt Perisho — Career Comparison

Satchel Paige
Greatest GenerationAlabamaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueHall of FameStarting PitcherAll-Star
Matt Perisho
Gen XIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Satchel Paige 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. Satchel Paige led in home run suppression (HR9+ 135 vs 85), run prevention (ERA+ 105 vs 77), and skill-based run prevention (DICE+ 106 vs 84). Role difference aside, Satchel Paige holds a clear edge on every meaningful shared measure.

Pitching Stats for Satchel Paige and Matt Perisho

Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
2.01
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
226
1.04
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
143
0.66
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
0.41
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
61.64
61.64
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
51.6
51.6
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
116
0.53
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.13
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.22
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
605
2.77
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
6.39
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.77
2.77
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.57
2.57
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.225
0.225
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5888
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1962.2
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1647
7.55
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
11.28
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.55
7.55
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
66
0.3
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
533
2.44
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.28
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.02
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.44
2.44
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1695
7.77
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
202
6.59
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.77
7.77
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.87
3.87
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.135
1.135
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.11
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
0.15
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.03
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8000
36.68
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
43.21
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
149
0.68
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.14
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
736
3.38
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
7.21
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.38
3.38
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
113
0.52
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
66
0.3
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.111
1.111
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7321
33.57
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
36.55
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.68
1.68
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.68
36.68
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.21
43.21

Fielding Stats for Satchel Paige and Matt Perisho

Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
24
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
8
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
448
2.61
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
207
1.21
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4629
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1543
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
99
0.58
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
419
2.44
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.98
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
0.09
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
534
3.11
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
518
3.02
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
97
97
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.156
1.156
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46.21
46.21
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.06
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Satchel Paige and Matt Perisho

Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
24
24
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
8
8
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
460
341.16
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
177
21240
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
809
600
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
762
565.14
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.205
0.205
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.502
0.502
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
156
115.7
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
100.87
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
7.42
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
1.48
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20
14.83
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.128
0.128
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.003
0.003
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.013
0.013
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41.71
30.93
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
188
139.43
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
173
128.31
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.247
0.247
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.469
0.469
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.042
0.042
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.162
0.162
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.214
0.214
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
58
43.02
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
59
43.76
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
115
85.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
44.81
33.23
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.74
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16
11.87
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
28.92
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
20.74
20.74
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
0.41
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
30
22.25
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
5
3.71
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
5.93
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Satchel Paige
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA