Steve Jones vs. Chris Peters — Career Comparison

Steve Jones
Silent GenerationCaliforniaThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaKansas City RoyalsAmerican LeagueRelief Pitcher
Chris Peters
Gen XKentuckyThrows LeftBats LeftNorth AmericaPittsburgh PiratesNational LeagueStarting Pitcher

Chris Peters built a career as a starting pitcher and Steve Jones as a reliever — different jobs with different demands — but on the metrics that apply to both, a comparison is still worth making. Steve Jones posted stronger surface numbers — ERA 4.44 and WHIP 1.469 compared to 4.81 and 1.549 for Chris Peters. By the career numbers, Steve Jones had the better of this cross-role comparison — though era context would sharpen the verdict.

Pitching Stats for Steve Jones and Chris Peters

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.22
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.56
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
25
0.59
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
41.67
41.67
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
43.18
43.18
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.03
36.03
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1
0.02
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40
4.44
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
203
4.81
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.44
4.44
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.81
4.81
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.09
4.09
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.16
5.16
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
4.37
4.37
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.02
5.02
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.238
0.238
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.282
0.282
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
74
8.22
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
420
9.96
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8.22
8.22
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
9.96
9.96
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
54
1.28
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.78
0.78
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.28
1.28
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.18
0.18
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.4
0.4
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
43
4.78
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
157
3.72
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.22
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
11
0.26
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.78
4.78
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
3.72
3.72
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
59
6.56
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
224
5.31
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6.56
6.56
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.31
5.31
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.55
1.55
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.65
1.65
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.259
1.259
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.004
1.004
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
6
0.67
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
21
0.5
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1
0.11
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
2
0.05
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
357
39.67
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1693
40.13
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
15
1.67
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
19
0.45
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
5.11
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
223
5.29
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5.11
5.11
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
5.29
5.29
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
20
0.47
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
15
0.36
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
46
1.09
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.444
1.444
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.52
1.52
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
311
34.56
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1487
35.25
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1.21
1.21
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
1.64
1.64
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.274
0.274
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.303
0.303
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
39.67
39.67
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
40.13
40.13

Fielding Stats for Steve Jones and Chris Peters

Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
3
3
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
6
6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
38
4.22
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
136
3.22
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
0.78
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
49
1.16
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
243
27
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
1139
27
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
81
9
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
379.2
9
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
7
0.78
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
14
0.33
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
10
1.11
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
57
1.35
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
3
0.33
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
4
0.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
20
2.22
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
75
1.78
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
17
1.89
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
71
1.68
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
85
85
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
94.67
94.67
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0.447
0.447
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0.522
0.522
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
18.42
18.42
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
36.03
36.03
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5
0.12
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0

Hitting Stats for Steve Jones and Chris Peters

Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
3
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
6
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
38
1520
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
136
741.82
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
15
600
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
110
600
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
13
520
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
101
550.91
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.154
0.154
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.218
0.218
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.533
0.533
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
2
80
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
22
120
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
21
114.55
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1
40
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.5
0.5
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.046
0.046
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.97
38.79
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
5.43
29.64
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
3
120
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
23
125.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
4
160
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
25
136.36
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.267
0.267
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.24
0.24
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.231
0.231
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.228
0.228
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.498
0.498
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.468
0.468
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.077
0.077
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.01
0.01
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.178
0.178
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.165
0.165
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.455
0.455
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.35
0.35
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0.2
0.2
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.319
0.319
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
11
60
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
7
38.18
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
1
40
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
18
98.18
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
0.84
33.63
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
6.15
33.57
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PAverified
2
80
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3
16.36
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
3
120
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
32
174.55
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
5
5
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
3.44
3.44
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.67
0.67
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0.09
0.09
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
6
32.73
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
1
5.45
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
2
10.91
Steve Jones
Career
Per 600 PA
Chris Peters
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100