Ken Ash vs. Adam Peterson — Career Comparison

Ken Ash
Greatest GenerationWest VirginiaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaCincinnati RedsNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Adam Peterson
Gen XCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher

Adam Peterson built a career as a starting pitcher and Ken Ash as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Ken Ash posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.96 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 5.46 and 1.516 for Adam Peterson. By the career numbers, Ken Ash had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Ken Ash and Adam Peterson

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
4
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
3.07
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
39
2.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
13
0.73
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.57
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5
0.29
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.45
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
42.86
42.86
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
31.25
31.25
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
23.64
23.64
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.28
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.12
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.11
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
89
4.96
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
94
5.46
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.96
4.96
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.46
5.46
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.36
4.36
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.04
5.04
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.11
4.11
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.34
5.34
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.285
0.285
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.277
0.277
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
484
27
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
465
27
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
161.1
9
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
155
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
178
9.93
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
167
9.7
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.93
9.93
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.7
9.7
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.33
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
1.39
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.33
0.33
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.39
1.39
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.11
0.11
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.62
0.62
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
3.29
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
65
3.77
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.29
3.29
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.77
3.77
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
47
2.62
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
75
4.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.62
2.62
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.35
4.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.85
0.85
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.92
1.92
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.657
0.657
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.903
0.903
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
0.17
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.64
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.33
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.12
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
689
38.44
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
682
39.6
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
33
1.84
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.23
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
109
6.08
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
5.98
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.08
6.08
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.98
5.98
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.41
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.35
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
0.81
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.469
1.469
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.497
1.497
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
624
34.81
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
602
34.95
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.98
1.98
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.64
2.64
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.301
0.301
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.284
0.284
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.44
38.44
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
39.6
39.6

Fielding Stats for Ken Ash and Adam Peterson

Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
56
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
39
2.26
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
1.57
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
465
27
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
155
9
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
0.58
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.7
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.17
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
49
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
1.45
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
48
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
22
1.28
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
97.96
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
88
88
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
0.857
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.564
0.564
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
69.23
69.23
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.06
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Ken Ash and Adam Peterson

Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
4
4
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
58
725
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
39
1462.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
48
600
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
16
600
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
46
575
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
13
487.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.13
0.13
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.323
0.323
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
75
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
62.5
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.167
0.167
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.03
12.92
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.03
1.25
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
87.5
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2
75
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.149
0.149
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.152
0.152
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.301
0.301
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.022
0.022
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.105
0.105
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
0.06
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.158
0.158
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
37.5
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
12.5
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
50
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
-0.09
-1.12
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.73
-27.51
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
75
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
100
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
9
337.5
Ken Ash
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
1.78
1.78
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0.13
0.13
Adam Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.22
0.22
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
1
12.5
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
37.5
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Ken Ash
Career
Per 600 PA
Adam Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA