Matt Perisho vs. Ford Smith — Career Comparison

Matt Perisho
Gen XIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Ford Smith
Greatest GenerationArizonaThrows RightBats SwitchNorth AmericaKansas City MonarchsNegro American LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Ford Smith 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. Ford Smith posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 2.37 and WHIP 1.115 compared to 6.39 and 1.866 for Matt Perisho. By the career numbers, Ford Smith had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Perisho and Ford Smith

Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
1.38
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.89
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.69
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
17
0.55
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.3
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.29
39.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
70
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
64.29
64.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.64
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.1
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
196
6.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48
2.37
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.37
2.37
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.38
2.38
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.47
5.47
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.01
3.01
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.227
0.227
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
546
27
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
182
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
346
11.28
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
150
7.42
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.42
7.42
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.15
0.15
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
162
5.28
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
53
2.62
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
6.59
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
5.39
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.89
3.89
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.89
0.89
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.15
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.35
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.07
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
43.21
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
737
36.45
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.14
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
0.49
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
221
7.21
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62
3.07
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.07
3.07
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
0.42
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.74
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
1.04
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.115
1.115
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
36.55
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
662
32.74
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.21
2.21
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.21
43.21
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
36.45
36.45

Fielding Stats for Matt Perisho and Ford Smith

Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
0.93
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1128
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
376
9
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.29
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.84
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
30
0.98
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
56
1.34
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.1
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.17
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98
2.35
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
1.27
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
91
2.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
92.86
92.86
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.685
1.685
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
72.22
72.22
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.14
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Perisho and Ford Smith

Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
21240
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
63
219.77
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
172
600
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
157
547.67
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.236
0.236
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.634
0.634
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
37
129.07
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
26
90.7
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
31.4
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.297
0.297
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.006
0.006
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.027
0.027
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15.54
54.21
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
49
170.93
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.29
0.29
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.325
0.325
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.615
0.615
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.089
0.089
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.212
0.212
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.525
0.525
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.232
0.232
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
80.23
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
101.16
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
51
177.91
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
16.85
58.77
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
38.37
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
3.49
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
172
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
11
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
10.47
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Ford Smith
Career
Per 600 PA