Dan Perkins vs. Leon Pettit — Career Comparison

Dan Perkins
Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Leon Pettit
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dan Perkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Leon Pettit as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Leon Pettit posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.18 and WHIP 1.743 compared to 6.54 and 1.846 for Dan Perkins. By the career numbers, Leon Pettit had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Perkins and Leon Pettit

Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.01
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
3.5
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.25
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.64
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.64
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.48
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57.14
57.14
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.18
18.18
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.08
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.24
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.54
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
65
5.18
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.18
5.18
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.72
5.72
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.76
4.76
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.296
0.296
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
339
27
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
113
9
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
12.15
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
10.75
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10.75
10.75
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.45
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.56
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.56
0.56
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.16
0.16
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.47
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
4.94
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.94
4.94
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
4.57
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
45
3.58
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.57
4.57
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.58
3.58
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.02
1.02
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.004
1.004
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.947
0.947
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.62
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.16
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.32
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
42.89
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
522
41.58
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
24
1.91
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
7.17
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
70
5.58
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.58
5.58
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.743
1.743
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
37.28
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
456
36.32
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.59
1.59
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.317
0.317
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.89
42.89
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.58
41.58

Fielding Stats for Dan Perkins and Leon Pettit

Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
29
3.01
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
44
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.25
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
260
27
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.2
9
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.66
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
33
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.56
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.75
93.75
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.91
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.517
0.517
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.682
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Perkins and Leon Pettit

Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
29
8700
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
44
733.33
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
36
600
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
416.67
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.556
0.556
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1.33
22.12
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
33.33
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
200
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.343
0.343
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.423
0.423
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.174
0.174
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.522
0.522
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0.118
0.118
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
83.33
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
33.33
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
116.67
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.09
34.87
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
10
166.67
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1
300
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
133.33
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.25
1.25
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
16.67
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Leon Pettit
Career
Per 600 PA