Harry Hardy vs. Jim Peterson — Career Comparison

Harry Hardy
Pre-GenerationalOhioThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaWashington SenatorsAmerican LeagueStarting Pitcher
Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Harry Hardy built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Peterson as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Harry Hardy posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 5.11 and WHIP 1.659 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Harry Hardy had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Harry Hardy and Jim Peterson

Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3
3
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.64
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.82
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
0.49
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
25
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.82
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
5.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.86
4.86
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.59
3.59
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.307
0.307
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.3
0.3
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
132
27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
44
9
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
55
11.25
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11.25
11.25
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.74
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.74
0.74
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.22
0.22
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
18
3.68
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
42
3.46
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.68
3.68
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.46
3.46
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.86
2.86
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.727
0.727
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
197
40.3
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
36
7.36
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
80
6.59
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
7.36
7.36
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.59
6.59
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.659
1.659
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
179
36.61
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.5
4.5
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.333
0.333
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.306
0.306
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
40.3
40.3
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Harry Hardy and Jim Peterson

Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
1.64
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
41
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
1.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
132
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.41
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
2.45
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
37
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
14
2.86
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
100
100
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
100
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.75
1.75
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
62.5
62.5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Harry Hardy and Jim Peterson

Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
3
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
8
320
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
41
745.45
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PAverified
15
600
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
29
527.27
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.06
2.37
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.067
0.067
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.133
0.133
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.047
0.047
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.071
0.071
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0.083
0.083
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.86
-34.28
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
12
218.18
Harry Hardy
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
2.75
2.75
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Harry Hardy
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA