John Foley vs. Gary Peters — Career Comparison

John Foley
Pre-GenerationalVermontThrows LeftNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Gary Peters
Silent GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaChicago White SoxAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherRookie of the YearAll-Star

Gary Peters built a career as a starting pitcher and John Foley as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Gary Peters posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.25 and WHIP 1.275 compared to 4.5 and 1.375 for John Foley. By the career numbers, Gary Peters had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for John Foley and Gary Peters

John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.55
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.24
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
124
0.54
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
0.45
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.63
54.63
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
79.67
79.67
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
1.13
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
79
0.34
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
23
0.1
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.02
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
4.5
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
751
3.25
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.25
3.25
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.62
2.62
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.27
3.27
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.38
4.38
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.188
0.188
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.24
0.24
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6243
27
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
9
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6.75
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1894
8.19
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.75
6.75
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.19
8.19
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
157
0.68
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.68
0.68
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.44
0.44
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
5
5.63
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
706
3.05
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
53
0.23
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.63
5.63
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.05
3.05
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2.25
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1420
6.14
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.25
2.25
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.14
6.14
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.875
0.875
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.022
1.022
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
83
0.36
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
62
0.27
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
0.01
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
37
41.63
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
8707
37.66
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.15
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
7.88
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
847
3.66
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.88
7.88
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.66
3.66
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.06
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.375
1.375
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.249
1.249
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
32
36
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7903
34.18
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.36
2.36
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.2
0.2
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.275
0.275
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.63
41.63
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.66
37.66

Fielding Stats for John Foley and Gary Peters

John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
14
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
1.13
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
359
1.55
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
286
1.24
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
24
27
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6243
27
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
9
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2081
9
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
111
0.48
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
312
1.35
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.06
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
438
1.89
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2.25
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
423
1.83
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
96.58
96.58
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.178
1.178
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
79.67
79.67
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.12
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for John Foley and Gary Peters

John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
1
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
14
14
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
1
200
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
450
308.57
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
3
600
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
875
600
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
2
400
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
807
553.37
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.5
0.5
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.623
0.623
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
179
122.74
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
122
83.66
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
31
21.26
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.8
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19
13.03
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
57
39.09
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.318
0.318
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.024
0.024
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.106
0.106
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.05
10.43
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
72.13
49.46
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
281
192.69
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
215
147.43
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.333
0.333
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.253
0.253
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.348
0.348
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.333
0.333
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.601
0.601
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.126
0.126
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.15
0.15
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.201
0.201
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.491
0.491
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.257
0.257
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
86
58.97
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
102
69.94
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
169
115.89
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0.12
24.28
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
70.14
48.1
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.8
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
200
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
19.89
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
2.06
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
172
117.94
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5.09
5.09
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.17
0.17
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
25
17.14
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
4.8
John Foley
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
17
11.66
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Gary Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
0.69
John Foley
Career
Per 600 PA
Gary Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0