Matt Harrison vs. Jim Peterson — Career Comparison

Matt Harrison
MillenialNorth CarolinaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaTexas RangersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star
Jim Peterson
Greatest GenerationPennsylvaniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaPhiladelphia AthleticsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher

Matt Harrison 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. Matt Harrison posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.21 and WHIP 1.415 compared to 5.27 and 1.665 for Jim Peterson. By the career numbers, Matt Harrison had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Matt Harrison and Jim Peterson

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
135
1.82
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
41
3.38
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
50
0.67
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.16
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
35
0.47
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.49
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
58.82
58.82
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
25
25
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
14.63
14.63
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.03
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
313
4.21
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
64
5.27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.22
4.22
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.27
5.27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.31
4.31
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.39
5.39
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.27
4.27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.69
4.69
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.273
0.273
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.3
0.3
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2005
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
328
27
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
668.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
109.1
9
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
704
9.48
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
140
11.52
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9.48
9.48
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
11.52
11.52
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
72
0.97
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
9
0.74
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.97
0.97
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.74
0.74
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.53
0.53
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.22
0.22
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
234
3.15
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
42
3.46
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
0.11
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.15
3.15
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.46
3.46
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
408
5.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
29
2.39
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.49
5.49
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.39
2.39
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.02
3.02
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.71
0.71
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.961
0.961
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.649
0.649
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
0.2
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.33
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.05
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.08
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2863
38.55
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
508
41.82
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
9
0.12
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.4
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
337
4.54
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
80
6.59
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.54
4.54
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6.59
6.59
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.19
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
23
0.31
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
86
1.16
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.404
1.404
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.665
1.665
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2583
34.78
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
466
38.36
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.5
2.5
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.95
1.95
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.301
0.301
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.306
0.306
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
38.55
38.55
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
41.82
41.82

Fielding Stats for Matt Harrison and Jim Peterson

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
135
1.82
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
41
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
103
1.39
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2005
27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
668.1
9
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
27
0.36
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
87
1.17
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
37
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
6
0.08
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
120
1.62
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
114
1.54
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
43
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
95
95
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
100
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.844
0.844
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1.049
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
76.3
76.3
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
0.11
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 9 Innings
0

Hitting Stats for Matt Harrison and Jim Peterson

Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
136
3709.09
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
41
745.45
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
22
600
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
33
600
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
18
490.91
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
29
527.27
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.172
0.172
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.205
0.205
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.515
0.515
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1
18.18
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.2
0.2
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
-0.05
-1.32
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.36
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
109.09
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
9
163.64
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.273
0.273
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.207
0.207
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.48
0.48
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.035
0.035
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.024
0.024
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.174
0.174
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.053
0.053
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.417
0.417
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.294
0.294
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
54.55
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
36.36
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
90.91
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
-1.86
-50.65
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.89
34.34
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
72.73
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
12
327.27
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PAverified
12
218.18
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1.83
1.83
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2.75
2.75
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0.08
0.08
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.33
0.33
Matt Harrison
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
81.82
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
1
27.27
Jim Peterson
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Matt Harrison
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Peterson
Career
Per 600 PA