Dan Perkins vs. Jeff Wallace — Career Comparison

Gen XFloridaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaMinnesota TwinsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Gen XWest VirginiaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueRelief Pitcher

Dan Perkins built a career as a starting pitcher and Jeff Wallace as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jeff Wallace posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.2 and WHIP 1.745 compared to 6.54 and 1.846 for Dan Perkins. By the career numbers, Jeff Wallace had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Dan Perkins and Jeff Wallace

Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.01
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.25
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.2
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
50
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
63
6.54
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
64
4.2
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.54
6.54
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.2
4.2
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.4
7.4
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.08
5.08
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.75
5.75
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.326
0.326
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.237
0.237
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
117
12.15
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.15
12.15
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.82
7.82
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
1.45
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.72
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.45
1.45
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.72
0.72
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.48
0.48
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.09
0.09
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43
4.47
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
117
7.69
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.2
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.47
4.47
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.69
7.69
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
4.57
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
7.88
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.57
4.57
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.88
7.88
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.52
1.52
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.01
1.01
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.004
1.004
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.73
1.73
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.62
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.92
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.52
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.33
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.21
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
413
42.89
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
636
41.78
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.73
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
1.51
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
69
7.17
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
5.06
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.17
7.17
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.06
5.06
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.46
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.26
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.04
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
15
0.99
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.846
1.846
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.723
1.723
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
37.28
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
503
33.04
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.38
2.38
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.65
0.65
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.342
0.342
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.29
0.29
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.89
42.89
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.78
41.78

Fielding Stats for Dan Perkins and Jeff Wallace

Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
3.01
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
119
7.82
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
1.25
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.07
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
260
27
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
411
27
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
86.2
9
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
137
9
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.13
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.83
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.05
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.1
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.07
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
1.66
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
1.25
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.56
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
1.18
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
93.75
93.75
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.74
94.74
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.517
0.517
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.151
0.151
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.38
41.38
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.84
0.84
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Dan Perkins and Jeff Wallace

Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
29
8700
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
119
35700
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
2
600
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
600
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.75
0.75
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.47
140.43
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.1
29.73
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.35
0.35
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.225
0.225
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
1
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.52
156.97
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0.23
68.03
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
300
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
1
300
Jeff Wallace
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Dan Perkins
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
2
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Perkins
Career
Per 600 PA
Jeff Wallace
Career
Per 600 PA