Matt Perisho vs. Dick Starr — Career Comparison

Matt Perisho
Gen XIowaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaFlorida MarlinsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dick Starr
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaSt. Louis BrownsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Dick Starr 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. Dick Starr posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.25 and WHIP 1.706 compared to 6.39 and 1.866 for Matt Perisho. By the career numbers, Dick Starr had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Perisho and Dick Starr

Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
5
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
2.43
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
28
0.91
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
45
1.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.36
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12
0.31
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
0.55
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
0.63
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.29
39.29
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
33.33
33.33
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
15.82
15.82
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
48.39
48.39
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
196
6.39
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
201
5.25
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.39
6.39
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.25
5.25
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.03
7.03
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.85
5.85
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.47
5.47
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.62
5.62
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.309
0.309
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
828
27
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1034
27
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
276
9
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
344.2
9
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
346
11.28
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
390
10.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.28
11.28
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.18
10.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
42
1.37
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
1.04
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.37
1.37
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.04
1.04
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.24
0.24
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.43
0.43
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
162
5.28
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
198
5.17
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.23
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.28
5.28
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.17
5.17
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
202
6.59
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
120
3.13
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.13
3.13
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.14
1.14
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.29
1.29
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.319
1.319
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.923
0.923
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.18
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
18
0.59
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.26
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.07
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.13
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1325
43.21
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1582
41.31
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
1.14
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.6
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
221
7.21
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
230
6.01
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.21
7.21
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.01
6.01
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.42
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.36
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.841
1.841
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.706
1.706
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1121
36.55
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1374
35.88
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.25
1.25
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.47
2.47
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.347
0.347
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.288
0.288
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.21
43.21
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.31
41.31

Fielding Stats for Matt Perisho and Dick Starr

Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
177
5.77
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
93
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
28
0.91
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
828
27
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
276
9
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.29
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
13
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.98
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.1
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
1.37
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
59
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
1.27
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
92.86
92.86
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
94.92
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.602
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
15.82
15.82
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Perisho and Dick Starr

Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
5
5
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
177
21240
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
94
499.12
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
113
600
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PAverified
5
600
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
97
515.04
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.155
0.155
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.483
0.483
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
15
79.65
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
21.24
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.27
22.65
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
100.88
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
132.74
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.234
0.234
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.196
0.196
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.43
0.43
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.041
0.041
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.154
0.154
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.341
0.341
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.246
0.246
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
58.41
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.62
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
69.03
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.55
-66.4
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.22
17.09
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
53.1
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5
600
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PAverified
36
191.15
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3.14
3.14
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.28
0.28
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
31.86
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
2
10.62
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dick Starr
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
5.31
Matt Perisho
Career
Per 600 PA
Dick Starr
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0