Jim Holmes vs. Dan Petry — Career Comparison

Jim Holmes
Pre-GenerationalKentuckyNorth AmericaBrooklyn DodgersNational LeagueRelief Pitcher
Dan Petry
Baby BoomersCaliforniaThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaDetroit TigersAmerican LeagueStarting PitcherAll-Star

Dan Petry built a career as a starting pitcher and Jim Holmes as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Jim Holmes posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 3.49 and WHIP 1.531 compared to 3.95 and 1.399 for Dan Petry. By the career numbers, Jim Holmes had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Jim Holmes and Dan Petry

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
125
0.54
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
104
0.45
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
20
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
54.59
54.59
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
52
0.22
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
11
0.05
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
19
3.49
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
912
3.95
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.49
3.49
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
3.95
3.95
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.45
4.45
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.96
3.96
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.51
4.51
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.64
4.64
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.273
0.273
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.253
0.253
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
47
8.63
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1984
8.58
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8.63
8.63
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.58
8.58
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
218
0.94
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.94
0.94
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.59
0.59
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
28
5.14
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
852
3.69
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
74
0.32
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.14
5.14
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.69
3.69
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
2.02
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1063
4.6
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.02
2.02
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.6
4.6
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.69
0.69
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2.87
2.87
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.796
0.796
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.921
0.921
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.55
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
77
0.33
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4
0.73
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
47
0.2
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.03
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
204
37.47
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8860
38.33
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
10
1.84
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
22
0.1
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
30
5.51
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
1025
4.43
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.51
5.51
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.43
4.43
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
67
0.29
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
57
0.25
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
213
0.92
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.531
1.531
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.363
1.363
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
172
31.59
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7837
33.9
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.88
1.88
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
2.77
2.77
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.292
0.292
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.269
0.269
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
37.47
37.47
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38.33
38.33

Fielding Stats for Jim Holmes and Dan Petry

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
13
13
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
16
2.94
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
370
1.6
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
300
1.3
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
147
27
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6241
27
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
49
9
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2080.1
9
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
1
0.18
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
255
1.1
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
1.29
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
336
1.45
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
2
0.37
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
12
0.05
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.84
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
603
2.61
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
8
1.47
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
591
2.56
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
80
80
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
98.01
98.01
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.5
0.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.597
1.597
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
12.5
12.5
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
81.08
81.08
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
0.16
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Jim Holmes and Dan Petry

Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
2
2
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
13
13
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
16
533.33
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
370
44400
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
18
600
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
5
600
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.8
26.79
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.18
21.64
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4
133.33
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
1
120
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.222
0.222
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.444
0.444
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.4
0.4
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.156
0.156
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.14
0.14
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.25
0.25
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.286
0.286
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
2
66.67
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
120
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.94
31.45
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0.19
23.33
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
4
133.33
Dan Petry
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Jim Holmes
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
4.5
4.5
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Jim Holmes
Career
Per 600 PA
Dan Petry
Career
Per 600 PA