Len Perme vs. Al Sima — Career Comparison

Len Perme
Greatest GenerationOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Al Sima
Greatest GenerationNew JerseyThrows LeftBats RightNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Al Sima built a career as a starting pitcher and Len Perme as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Len Perme posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.12 and WHIP 1.269 compared to 4.61 and 1.539 for Al Sima. By the career numbers, Len Perme had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Len Perme and Al Sima

Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
4.15
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
2.92
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
0.87
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.32
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
21
0.61
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
34.38
34.38
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
30
30
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.52
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
158
4.61
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.61
4.61
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.51
2.51
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.87
4.87
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.38
4.38
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.91
4.91
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.177
0.177
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.277
0.277
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
52
27
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
926
27
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
17.1
9
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
308.2
9
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
5.71
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
343
10
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.71
5.71
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
10
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
31
0.9
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.9
0.9
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.31
0.31
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
11
5.71
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
3.85
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.71
5.71
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.85
3.85
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
3.12
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
3.24
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.12
3.12
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.24
3.24
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.75
0.75
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.11
1.11
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.981
0.981
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.787
0.787
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.12
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.52
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.12
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
38.42
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1376
40.12
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
2.6
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
0.87
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
3.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
187
5.45
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.12
3.12
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.45
5.45
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.269
1.269
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.539
1.539
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
32.19
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1240
36.16
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.75
0.75
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.87
1.87
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.196
0.196
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.284
0.284
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.42
38.42
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.12
40.12

Fielding Stats for Len Perme and Al Sima

Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
4
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
10.42
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.83
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
259
27
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86.1
9
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.73
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
5.42
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.42
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
63
6.57
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.15
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.625
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.59
0.59
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.21
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Len Perme and Al Sima

Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
4
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
8
1600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
100
645.16
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
93
600
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
3
600
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
82
529.03
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.11
0.11
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.367
0.367
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
9
58.06
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
7
45.16
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
12.9
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.012
0.012
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.111
0.111
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.31
61.11
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2.06
13.32
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
13
83.87
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
12
77.42
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.141
0.141
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.159
0.159
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.667
0.667
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.3
0.3
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.049
0.049
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.233
0.233
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.103
0.103
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.211
0.211
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0.216
0.216
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
32.26
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
45.16
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.41
82.59
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.52
-9.83
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
19.35
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
44
283.87
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.11
2.11
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.07
0.07
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
51.61
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
2
12.9
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Al Sima
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
6.45
Len Perme
Career
Per 600 PA
Al Sima
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0